The 1993 Special Research Forum on Configurations is dedicated to the proposition that configurational theory and research can significantly advance understanding of people, groups, and organizations. In this introductory essay, we define configurational approaches to organizational analysis,...

This dissertation advances a sociological view of the stock exchange market. I examine how multiple institutional logics – profession-based logic at the global level and corporate governance-based logic at the national level – influence analysts’ coverage and ratings for family-dominated...

This dissertation is a longitudinal research study examining the traits of CEOs over thirty years to determine whether the labor market for CEOs has changed over time. This projects adopts an Institutional Theory perspective to predict whether the field of chief executives has become more...