1st Edition
Organizations, Institutions, and Intellectual Norms An Analytical Philosophy View of Institutional Change
Organizations, Institutions, and Intellectual Norms: An Analytical Philosophy View of Institutional Change provides a new perspective on institutional theory by incorporating an analytical philosophy framework. This volume critiques the traditional assumptions that institutional logics or work inherently shape societal structures, arguing instead that intellectual norms and everyday language play a central role in the establishment, reproduction, and modification of institutions. It includes empirical studies on legal and regulatory changes in the US, examining the role of intellectual norms in shaping antitrust legislation, economic inequality policies, and bankruptcy law. The book introduces a groundbreaking analytical model that bridges institutional theory and analytical philosophy, offering a novel approach to understanding institutional change. Readers will benefit from the book’s comprehensive theoretical foundation combined with empirical case studies that substantiate the framework. It challenges established assumptions in management studies and social sciences, providing tools for scholars to reconsider how institutions are formed and justified.
This book is ideal for academics and researchers in management studies, social sciences, and philosophy, particularly those interested in institutional theory, legal frameworks, and intellectual norms. It also appeals to policy makers and professionals seeking to understand the deeper epistemic underpinnings of institutional change.
Part I: Propositions
Chapter One. Institutions, their micro-foundations, and institutional change
Chapter Two. To act for reasons and to have such reasons justified
Part II: Empirical substantiation
Chapter Three. The justification of antitrust reform
Chapter Four. The intellectual norm of fairness and the question of economic inequality
Chapter Five. Bankruptcy law and the intellectual norm of truth
Chapter Six. Institutions are made, not given: Institutions change if and when intellectual norms are recognized or reformulated
Biography
Alexander Styhre is Chair of Management and Organization, Department of Business Administration, in the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
