An extended view of institutional domains and implications for the multinational enterprise

Candace A. Martinez; Christopher Williams

doi:10.1108/S1571-5027(2012)0000025010

An extended view of institutional domains and implications for the multinational enterprise

Candace A. Martinez, Christopher Williams

The York Management School

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In this chapter, we examine and expand institutional theory. While acknowledging that actors and organizations interrelate in an institutional (legal, political and socio-economic) framework and that this interaction between them shapes economic activities (North, 1990; Scott, 1995), we argue that the boundaries of today's institutional environments have significantly evolved. They encompass not only the traditional domains of micro (individual/organization) and macro (nation-state) levels as well as of a co-located physical environment captured by received institutional theory but also an added dimension that transcends physical space. This new dimension includes a dispersed, borderless environment that invisibly cuts across nation-states. We discuss the implications of this extended view of institutional domains for theory and practice.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Institutional Theory in International Business and Management
Editors	Laszlo Tihanyi, Timothy Devinney, Torben Pedersen
Pages	43-63
Number of pages	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/S1571-5027(2012)0000025010
Publication status	Published - 2012

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Name	Advances in International Management
Volume	25
ISSN (Print)	1571-5027

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An extended view of institutional domains and implications for the multinational enterprise. / Martinez, Candace A.; Williams, Christopher.
Institutional Theory in International Business and Management. ed. / Laszlo Tihanyi; Timothy Devinney; Torben Pedersen. 2012. p. 43-63 (Advances in International Management; Vol. 25).

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