BUS 374 Chapter Notes -Institutional Theory, Ebay, Structural Cohesion

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUS 374
• Professor: Rebecka Peterborough

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Exploring the limits of the new institutionalism: the causes and. Matthew s. kraatz and edward j. zajac examine both the neo-institutional theory and the adaptation perspective from their article exploring the limits of the new institutionalism: the. The paper starts by describing the new institutionalism theory as well as the institutional environment which rejects the idea of the technical environment. The authors also distinguish institutional environment which views organizations as captives of the institutional environment in which they exist, from technical perspective which views organizations as rational actors, albeit in a complex environment, (kraatz & zajac pg 813). Kraatz and zajac use a survey study on liberal art colleges in the unites state to test the hypothesis in regards to the propositions of the neo-institutional theory. These colleges are equally under the influence of the institutional pressures for conformity as well as the technical environmental pressures.