Abstract
This essay responds to Alvesson, Hallett, and Spicer’s recent critique of the instiutional literature. While it affirms and extends some of their particular criticisms, I reject their bleak assessment of the larger field and find value in some of the very features that they find to be most objectionable. I also offer some alternative suggestions for reform and future development. These include an explicit embrace of theoretical pluralism, a renewed focus on values, and a return to institutionalism’s pragmatist roots.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 254-261 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Management Inquiry |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1 2020 |
Keywords
- institutions
- pluralism
- pragmatism
- values
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Business, Management and Accounting
- Strategy and Management
- Management of Technology and Innovation