The institutional construction of organizations : international and longitudinal studies / W. Richard Scott, Soren Christensen, editors.

Includes bibliographical references( p. 315-338)and indexes.

Preface / W. Richard Scott and Soren Christensen -- Introduction: Institutional Theory and Organizations / W. Richard Scott -- 1. The New Institutionalism and Rational Choice Theory / Peter Abell -- 2. Cognitive Sources of Socially Constructed Competitive Groups: Examples From the Manhattan Hotel Industry / Theresa K. Lant and Joel A. C. Baum -- 3. Localism and Globalism in Institutional Analysis: The Emergence of Contractual Norms in Venture Finance / Mark C. Suchman -- 4. Origin and Transformation of Organizations: Institutional Analysis of the Danish Red Cross / Soren Christensen and Jan Molin -- 5. Civilization, Art, and Accounting: The Royal Danish Theater - An Enterprise Straddling Two Institutions / Jan Mouritsen and Peter Skoerboek -- 6. The Incorporation of Multiple Institutional Models: Organizational Field Multiplicity and the Role of Actors / Finn Borum and Ann Westenholz.

7. The Competence View of the Firm: What Can Modern Economists Learn From Philip Selznick's Sociological Theory of Leadership? / Christian Knudsen -- 8. Using Institutional Theory to Understand For-Profit Sectors: The Case of Financial Reporting Standards / Stephen J. Mezias -- 9. Accounting for Acquisition Waves: Evidence From the U.S. College Publishing Industry / Patricia H. Thornton -- 10. Coupling the Technical and Institutional Faces of Janus in Network Industries / Raghu Garud and Arun Kumaraswamy -- 11. Institutional Interpretations and Explanations of Differences in American and Danish Approaches to Innovation / Peter Karnoe -- 12. The Origins of Economic Principles: Railway Entrepreneurs and Public Policy in 19th-Century America / Frank Dobbin -- Conclusion: Crafting a Wider Lens / W. Richard Scott and Soren Christensen.