An Overview of Four Fundamental Theories of Organizations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15064058 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tutku Seckin-Celik (0000-0002-8265-5259, İSTANBUL MEDENİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SİYASAL BİLGİLER FAKÜLTESİ, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 730-746 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1302-1265 • E-ISSN: 2149-4894 |
| Publisher | Afyon Kocatepe Universitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.32709/akusosbil.548390 |
| OpenAlex | W3089109352 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 20 |
The aim of this paper is to provide a basic understanding about the four fundamental theories of organization: Contingency theory, resource dependence theory, institutional theory, and population ecology theory of organizations, and to review in which way these theories differ in a detailed way. Along with a comparison of these theories, this paper aims to provide a general historical summary about them. Base assumptions and standpoints of these theories are overviewed, and main limitations and critiques against these theories are discussed. Besides, a comparison is provided to further explicate these highly acknowledged theories. While all four theories carry a resemblance and may seem to be more valuable if converge, they are fundamentally different from each other. A general review was carried out on some fundamental criteria such as the level of analysis, preferred methodological methods, depiction of organization and success criteria
Contingency · Contingency theory · Depiction · Economics · Epistemology · General theory · Knowledge management · Management · Management science · Organizational theory · Population · Positive economics · Resource dependence theory · Sociology · Business Strategy and Innovation · Computer Science · Engineering · Innovation and Knowledge Management · Management and Organizational Studies
Challenges for Institutional Theory
Resource Dependence Theory
Chapter 2 Resource dependence theory
Problems with Contingency Theory
Institutionalism "Old" and "New"
Theory and Research in Organizational Ecology
Structural Inertia and Organizational Change
Cultivating an Institutional Ecology of Organizations
The Iron Cage Revisited
Environments of Organizations
Is Population Ecology a Useful Paradigm for the Study of Organizations
Institutionalized Organizations
The Population Ecology of Organizations
Interorganizational resource networks
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |