... institutions exist beyond sanctions and benefits. Decoupling is a central concept in Meyer and Rowan’s classical version of institutional theory (Tolbert and Zucker, 1996 ; Boxenbaum and Jonsson, 2008 ; Haack and Schoeneborn, 2015 ; Harrison et al., 2015 ; Li, 2017). It is assumed...

...Altieres de Oliveira Silva; Ilan Avrichir Purpose This study aims to verify empirically that when a group of isomorphic organisations is subjected to institutional pressure that conflicts with their technical efficiency or interests, this group will embrace opaqueness and decoupling. Design...

..., stability and inertia? How the concept of decoupling can be reconciled with deinstitutionalization given that according to institutional theory rational myths from the very beginning are inconsistent with ongoing activities and internal functional needs are decoupled from adopted practice? And at the same...