Learning From Learning Theory: A Model of Organizational Adoption Strategies at the Microfoundations of Institutional Theory

Journal of Management

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1446-1476

  Chandler, David ^a   Hwang, Hokyu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

adoption; agency; diffusion; imitation; institutional theory; learning theory; microfoundations; mindfulness; reconfiguration; search; transposition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930318267     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206315572698     Document Type: Review

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