'This is an ambitious and timely attempt to pull together – or at least to understand and connect – several disparate disciplinary approaches to understanding 'institutions'. For organizational theorists the book provides many insights, raises important issues, and should prompt reflection on where we might go from here. We may not all agree with some of the issues and statements made, but the scope and purpose makes this a text that matters. Read on!' Royston Greenwood, University of Alberta
1. Introduction: Theories of institutions; 2. Institutional temporality; 3. Institutional sociality; 4. Institutions and (In)efficiency; 5. Institutions and power; 6. Conclusion.