Institutional Theory and Entrepreneurship: Where Are We Now and Where Do We Need to Move in the Future?

Garry D. Bruton, David Ahlstrom and Han–Lin Li

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2010, vol. 34, issue 3, 421-440

Abstract: Institutional theory is an increasingly utilized theoretical lens for entrepreneurship research. However, while institutional theory has proven highly useful, its use has reached a point that there is a need to establish a clearer understanding of its wide–ranging application to entrepreneurship research. Therefore, we will initially review the existing entrepreneurship literature that employs institutional theory to both understand the current status of the field, its current shortcomings, and where we need to move in the future. We then summarize and discuss the articles in this special issue and how they contribute to this process of advancing institutional theory and its application in entrepreneurship research.

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2010.00390.x

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