The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Institutionalism

The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Institutionalism brings together extensive coverage of aspects of Institutional Theory and an array of top academic contributors.



Now in its Second Edition, the book has been thoroughly revised and reorganised, with all chapters updated to maintain a mix of theory, how to conduct institutional organizational analysis, and contemporary empirical work. New chapters on Translation, Networks and Institutional Pluralism are included to reflect new directions in the field.

The Second Edition has also been reorganized into six parts:

• Part One: Beginnings (Foundations)


• Part Two: Organizations and their Contexts


• Part Three: Institutional Processes


• Part Four: Conversations


• Part Five: Consequences


• Part Six: Reflections