Although narrative analysis has made significant advances in organization and
management studies, scholars have not yet unleashed its full potential. This review provides …

The study of institutional work has emerged as a dynamic research domain within
organization studies. In this essay, we situate the papers published in the Special Issue. We …

We trace the development of neo-institutional theory in Organization Studies from a marginal
topic to the dominant theory. We show how it has evolved from infancy, through adolescence …

Sensemaking is the process through which people work to understand issues or events that
are novel, ambiguous, confusing, or in some other way violate expectations. As an activity …

'Sensemaking'is an extraordinarily influential perspective with a substantial following among
management and organization scholars interested in how people appropriate and enact …

The concept of an institutional field is one of the cornerstones of institutional theory, and yet
the concept has been stretched both theoretically and empirically, making consolidation of …

How do institutions influence and shape cognition and action in individuals and
organizations, and how are they in turn shaped by them? Various social science disciplines …

Current and near future organizational strategies are placing great emphasis on machines,
robots and AI. Automation to reduce menial or repetitive jobs, digitization of work to render …

'Institutional work'has evolved from a concept introduced to capture a set of actions
described in institutional research, to a perspective on the relationship between institutions …

Executive Overview We examine the current state of the social entrepreneurship literature,
asking what is unique about social entrepreneurship and what avenues create opportunities …