The Institutional Logics Perspective
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The Institutional Logics Perspective
Abstract/Description
This essay discusses a new approach to institutional analysis—the institutional logics perspective (ILP). This perspective is a meta-theory useful for integrating and augmenting a variety of social science theories to better understand the effects of cultural institutions on individuals, organizations, and societies. We describe the history of the development of the ILP, define its core concepts and mechanisms, and review and discuss foundational and cutting-edge research. Prior overviews emphasize the mechanisms, variety of substantive contexts, and the cross-level effects. We take a different approach by organizing the literature review by institutional orders. This meta-analysis reveals a pattern of institutional change—the weakening of the professions and the spread of the market logic in many domains. We discuss implications of this finding and suggest future research.
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Date
In publication
Pages
1-22
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
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Medium
Print
Background/context type
Conceptual
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Open access/free-text available
Yes
Peer reviewed
No
ISBN
978-1-118-90077-2
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Citation
Thornton, P. H., Ocasio, W., & Lounsbury, M. (2015). The Institutional Logics Perspective. In Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (pp. 1–22). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118900772.etrds0187
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