Theoretical Constructs, Concepts, and Applications

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Dimaggio and Powell’s new institutional theory or neo-institutionalism emerged in contrast to the traditional functionalists view (Selnick, 1949) that organizations are rational entities with structures, rules, and procedures designed to perform certain tasks. An institutional theorist, Scott (1987), argued that organizations are social

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