Institutional work: actors and agency in institutional studies of organizations
Auteur :
LAWRENCE THOMAS
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521178525
Date de publication :
27 oct. 2011
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
490 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The 'institutional' approach shows how features of social life act as mechanisms of social control. This book sets a research agenda within the field of institutional work by analyzing the ways in which individuals, groups, and organizations work to create, maintain, and disrupt the institutions that structure their lives.