Problematizing actors and institutions in institutional work

Journal of Management Inquiry

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-66

  Hwang, Hokyu ^a   Colyvas, Jeannette A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

actor(s); institution(s); institutional theory; institutional work

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751491663     PISSN: 10564926     EISSN: 15526542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056492610387705     Document Type: Article

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