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Institutional Work: Actors and Agency in Institutional Studies of Organizations Thomas B Lawrence
Institutional Work: Actors and Agency in Institutional Studies of Organizations
Thomas B Lawrence
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.
336 pages, 1 b/w illus. 9 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 16, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521518550 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Genre | Aspects (Academic) > Sociological |
| Pages | 336 |
| Dimensions | 159 × 232 × 28 mm · 598 g (Weight (estimated)) |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Lawrence, Thomas B. (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia) |
| Editor | Leca, Bernard |
| Editor | Suddaby, Roy (University of Alberta) |