Company Management and Institutions: The Contribution of Neo-Institutionalist Theories

Isabelle Huault

Chapter 29 in Handbook of Top Management Teams, 2010, pp 270-276 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The neo-institutionalist approach breaks with the utilitarian argument and maintains that the search for legitimacy in management frequently replaces the quest for efficiency It proclaims the institutional nature of the actions of top managers, whether it be political, cultural, cognitive or relational.

Keywords: Institutional Change; Company Management; Institutional Pressure; Institutional Nature; Cognitive Norm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230305335_30

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