Mark C Suchman
Biographic Data
| ID | 302172 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark C Suchman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark C |
| FAMILY NAME | Suchman |
| SIGNATURE | SUCHMAN M C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 393 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Organizational Legitimacy: Six Key Questions
Legitimacy is a fundamental concept of organizational institutionalism. It influences how organizations behave and has been shown to affect their performance and survival (Pollock & Rindova, 2003; Singh, Tucker, & House, 1986). As developed in organizational institutionalism the term has spread widely across the social sciences, and because of this, our current understandings of legitimacy and how it is managed are much more nuanced and elaborate…
Organizations and the Law
Toward a New Legal Empiricism: Empirical Legal Studies and New Legal Realism
The past decade has seen a return of interest in empirical research within the U.S. legal academy, hearkening back to a similar empirical turn during the ascendancy of Legal Realism in the New Deal era. However, the current revival of legal empiricism has emerged against the backdrop of several well-established traditions of empirical sociolegal research in the interdisciplinary law-and-society movement and in the social science disciplines. This…
Legitimacy in Organizational Institutionalism
Legitimacy is a central concept in organizational institutionalism. The term ‘legitimacy’ dates back to the dawn of organization theory; however, for most of the past century, research on legitimacy emerged only slowly and was fragmented across several distinct social science literatures. Since 1995, however, the body of relevant scholarship has grown rapidly and in a variety of directions. Much of this new literature (like much of the literature…
The Contract as Social Artifact
This article outlines a distinctive, albeit not entirely unprecedented, research agenda for the sociolegal study of contracts. In the past, law and society scholars have tended to examine contracts either through the intellectual history of contract doctrine "on the books" or through the empirical study of how real-world exchange relations are governed "in action." Although both of these traditions have contributed greatly to our understanding of…
When the "Haves" Hold Court: Speculations on the Organizational Internalization of Law
Marc Galanter's 1974 essay, "Why the 'Haves' Come Out Ahead," portrayed large bureaucratic organizations as the archetypal repeat players in the legal system; Galanter's account, however, devoted relatively little attention to the distinctive legal capacities of organizations as organizations. This article extends Galanter's analysis by considering the ability of large bureaucratic organizations to "internalize" legal rules, structures, personnel…
The Legal Environments of Organizations
Sociology has recently witnessed a rapprochement between research on organizations and research on law. This essay reviews a number of central developments and tendencies in this emerging literature, with a particular emphasis on the characteristics of law as an element of the organizational environment. We begin by distinguishing two metatheoretical perspectives on law and organizations: the materialist perspective, which portrays organizations …
The Hired Gun as Facilitator: Lawyers and the Suppression of Business Disputes in Silicon Valley
This article draws on interview data from California's Silicon Valley to explore the role of local business attorneys in shaping the market for high-technology start-up financing. Far from exerting a disruptive or disputatious influence on business relations, Silicon Valley lawyers actively facilitate the functioning of the region's venture capital sector. In particular, attorneys intervene in the start-up process to absorb, suppress, and avert c…
Legal Rational Myths: The New Institutionalism and the Law and Society Tradition
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Legal Rational Myths: The New Institutionalism and the Law and Society Tradition
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Hired Gun as Facilitator: Lawyers and the Suppression of Business Disputes in Silicon Valley
This article draws on interview data from California's Silicon Valley to explore the role of local business attorneys in shaping the market for high-technology start-up financing. Far from exerting a disruptive or disputatious influence on business relations, Silicon Valley lawyers actively facilitate the functioning of the region's venture capital sector. In particular, attorneys intervene in the start-up process to absorb, suppress, and avert c…
Managing Legitimacy: Strategic and Institutional Approaches
The Lost Lawyer: Failing Ideals of the Legal Profession
Military procurement as rational myth: Notes on the social construction of weapons proliferation
Analyzing the Determinants of Everyday Conversion
Journal Article Analyzing the Determinants of Everyday Conversion Get access Mark C. Suchman Mark C. Suchman Stanford University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 53, Issue Special_Issue, 1992, Pages S15–S33, https://doi.org/10.2307/3711248 Published: 01 June 1992
Invention and Ritual: Notes on the Interrelation of Magic and Intellectual Property in Preliterate Societies
The Legal Environments of Organizations
Sociology has recently witnessed a rapprochement between research on organizations and research on law. This essay reviews a number of central developments and tendencies in this emerging literature, with a particular emphasis on the characteristics of law as an element of the organizational environment. We begin by distinguishing two metatheoretical perspectives on law and organizations: the materialist perspective, which portrays organizations …
Legal Rational Myths: The New Institutionalism and the Law and Society Tradition
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
When the "Haves" Hold Court: Speculations on the Organizational Internalization of Law
Marc Galanter's 1974 essay, "Why the 'Haves' Come Out Ahead," portrayed large bureaucratic organizations as the archetypal repeat players in the legal system; Galanter's account, however, devoted relatively little attention to the distinctive legal capacities of organizations as organizations. This article extends Galanter's analysis by considering the ability of large bureaucratic organizations to "internalize" legal rules, structures, personnel…
The Contract as Social Artifact
This article outlines a distinctive, albeit not entirely unprecedented, research agenda for the sociolegal study of contracts. In the past, law and society scholars have tended to examine contracts either through the intellectual history of contract doctrine "on the books" or through the empirical study of how real-world exchange relations are governed "in action." Although both of these traditions have contributed greatly to our understanding of…
Military procurement as rational myth: Notes on the social construction of weapons proliferation
Toward a New Legal Empiricism: Empirical Legal Studies and New Legal Realism
The past decade has seen a return of interest in empirical research within the U.S. legal academy, hearkening back to a similar empirical turn during the ascendancy of Legal Realism in the New Deal era. However, the current revival of legal empiricism has emerged against the backdrop of several well-established traditions of empirical sociolegal research in the interdisciplinary law-and-society movement and in the social science disciplines. This…
Invention and Ritual: Notes on the Interrelation of Magic and Intellectual Property in Preliterate Societies
Analyzing the Determinants of Everyday Conversion
Journal Article Analyzing the Determinants of Everyday Conversion Get access Mark C. Suchman Mark C. Suchman Stanford University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 53, Issue Special_Issue, 1992, Pages S15–S33, https://doi.org/10.2307/3711248 Published: 01 June 1992
The Hired Gun as Facilitator: Lawyers and the Suppression of Business Disputes in Silicon Valley
This article draws on interview data from California's Silicon Valley to explore the role of local business attorneys in shaping the market for high-technology start-up financing. Far from exerting a disruptive or disputatious influence on business relations, Silicon Valley lawyers actively facilitate the functioning of the region's venture capital sector. In particular, attorneys intervene in the start-up process to absorb, suppress, and avert c…
Invention and Ritual: Notes on the Interrelation of Magic and Intellectual Property in Preliterate Societies
Military procurement as rational myth: Notes on the social construction of weapons proliferation
Analyzing the Determinants of Everyday Conversion
Journal Article Analyzing the Determinants of Everyday Conversion Get access Mark C. Suchman Mark C. Suchman Stanford University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 53, Issue Special_Issue, 1992, Pages S15–S33, https://doi.org/10.2307/3711248 Published: 01 June 1992
Managing Legitimacy: Strategic and Institutional Approaches
The Lost Lawyer: Failing Ideals of the Legal Profession
The Hired Gun as Facilitator: Lawyers and the Suppression of Business Disputes in Silicon Valley
This article draws on interview data from California's Silicon Valley to explore the role of local business attorneys in shaping the market for high-technology start-up financing. Far from exerting a disruptive or disputatious influence on business relations, Silicon Valley lawyers actively facilitate the functioning of the region's venture capital sector. In particular, attorneys intervene in the start-up process to absorb, suppress, and avert c…
Legal Rational Myths: The New Institutionalism and the Law and Society Tradition
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Legal Rational Myths: The New Institutionalism and the Law and Society Tradition
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Hired Gun as Facilitator: Lawyers and the Suppression of Business Disputes in Silicon Valley
This article draws on interview data from California's Silicon Valley to explore the role of local business attorneys in shaping the market for high-technology start-up financing. Far from exerting a disruptive or disputatious influence on business relations, Silicon Valley lawyers actively facilitate the functioning of the region's venture capital sector. In particular, attorneys intervene in the start-up process to absorb, suppress, and avert c…
The Legal Environments of Organizations
Sociology has recently witnessed a rapprochement between research on organizations and research on law. This essay reviews a number of central developments and tendencies in this emerging literature, with a particular emphasis on the characteristics of law as an element of the organizational environment. We begin by distinguishing two metatheoretical perspectives on law and organizations: the materialist perspective, which portrays organizations …
When the "Haves" Hold Court: Speculations on the Organizational Internalization of Law
Marc Galanter's 1974 essay, "Why the 'Haves' Come Out Ahead," portrayed large bureaucratic organizations as the archetypal repeat players in the legal system; Galanter's account, however, devoted relatively little attention to the distinctive legal capacities of organizations as organizations. This article extends Galanter's analysis by considering the ability of large bureaucratic organizations to "internalize" legal rules, structures, personnel…
The Contract as Social Artifact
This article outlines a distinctive, albeit not entirely unprecedented, research agenda for the sociolegal study of contracts. In the past, law and society scholars have tended to examine contracts either through the intellectual history of contract doctrine "on the books" or through the empirical study of how real-world exchange relations are governed "in action." Although both of these traditions have contributed greatly to our understanding of…
Legitimacy in Organizational Institutionalism
Legitimacy is a central concept in organizational institutionalism. The term ‘legitimacy’ dates back to the dawn of organization theory; however, for most of the past century, research on legitimacy emerged only slowly and was fragmented across several distinct social science literatures. Since 1995, however, the body of relevant scholarship has grown rapidly and in a variety of directions. Much of this new literature (like much of the literature…
Toward a New Legal Empiricism: Empirical Legal Studies and New Legal Realism
The past decade has seen a return of interest in empirical research within the U.S. legal academy, hearkening back to a similar empirical turn during the ascendancy of Legal Realism in the New Deal era. However, the current revival of legal empiricism has emerged against the backdrop of several well-established traditions of empirical sociolegal research in the interdisciplinary law-and-society movement and in the social science disciplines. This…
Organizations and the Law
Organizational Legitimacy: Six Key Questions
Legitimacy is a fundamental concept of organizational institutionalism. It influences how organizations behave and has been shown to affect their performance and survival (Pollock & Rindova, 2003; Singh, Tucker, & House, 1986). As developed in organizational institutionalism the term has spread widely across the social sciences, and because of this, our current understandings of legitimacy and how it is managed are much more nuanced and elaborate…
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