Coupling, Not Decoupling, Should Be Institutional Theory's Mantra: A Rejoinder to Haack and Schoeneborn

Academy of Management Review, 2015, 40(2), Forthcoming

8 Pages Posted: 19 Nov 2014

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Frank Wijen

KU Leuven - Brussels Campus

Date Written: October 20, 2014

Abstract

I reject the critique by Haack and Schoeneborn that my AMR 2014 article would be incompatible with the social constructionist nature of institutional theory and that my interpretation of decoupling would be static. As opposed to Haack and Schoeneborn's suggestion, I argue that institutional theory would benefit from both crossing (intra)disciplinary boundaries and reaching out to practitioners.

Keywords: Institutional Theory, Social Construction

JEL Classification: Z00

Suggested Citation

Wijen, Frank, Coupling, Not Decoupling, Should Be Institutional Theory's Mantra: A Rejoinder to Haack and Schoeneborn (October 20, 2014). Academy of Management Review, 2015, 40(2), Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2526787

Frank Wijen (Contact Author)

KU Leuven - Brussels Campus ( email )

Warmoesberg 26
Brussel, 1000
Belgium

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