Abstract
We argue that in order to overcome the reductionism and essentialism in institutional theory there is a need to acknowledge that institutions and social actors are co-constitutive and co-constructed in processes of communication. We elaborate this argument by drawing on the phenomenological foundation of institutional theory and point to promising areas of future research: the multimodal nature of institutions, the mediated and mediatized character of modern communication, and the contestedness of all social orders and their legitimation.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Management Studies |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | 898-910 |
Number of pages | 13 |
ISSN | 0022-2380 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2020 |
Keywords
- actorhood
- co-constitution
- communication
- discourse
- institutional theory
- legitimacy
- multimodality