Why (and how) institutional theory can be critical: addressing the challenge to institutional theory's critical turn

Jacob Lok

doi:10.1177/1056492617732832

Why (and how) institutional theory can be critical: addressing the challenge to institutional theory's critical turn

Jacob Lok

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Abstract

Through a direct response to Willmott’s challenge to institutional theory’s critical potential, I show why and how it is possible for institutional theory to become more critical, while also respecting and maintaining important differences with critical theory.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	335-349
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Management Inquiry
Volume	28
Issue number	3
Early online date	6 Oct 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1056492617732832
Publication status	Published - Jul 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

institutional theory
organization theory
critical management studies
critical theory
power

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