"Fully revised and refined, this new edition of Institutional Theory and Organizational Change considers the … developments in the field of institutional organization theory over the past decade. With each chapter being significantly updated … attention to core concepts and arguments within institutional theory and presents them in an easily tangible model for …

Beckmann, M. (1977) 'Management Production Functions and the Theory of the Firm', Journal of Economic Theory, 14; pp 1 …. Rumelt (1984), 'Towards a Strategic Theory of the Firm', in Robert Boyden Lamb (ed.), Competitive Strategic Management … nor Identity: Knowledge-Governance Mechanisms and the Theory of the Firm', Journal of Management and Governance, 5 (3 …

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Contents: 1. Introduction - 'changing philosophies' -- 2. The theory philosophy: 'changing theories' -- 3. The rational … philosophy and theory to practice and implications. By uncovering the deep assumptions associated with organizational change, the … scholars and researchers in organization theory. It will also be valuable for MBA and DBA students, as well as undergraduate …

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: leaders, management and co-workers -- 8. Trust building inside the "epistemic community" : an investigation with an empirical …

? : an introduction -- 2. Conceptualizing innovation management and culture in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region … (HKSAR) : an exploratory study of organization-specific critical success factors -- 3. Knowledge management, institutions and … European integration -- 5. Schumpeter's theory of economic development revisited -- 6. Skunk works : a sign of failure, a sign …