Overview
- The only open access book dealing with the intersection of institutions, space and knowledge
- A truly multidisciplinary book on institutions, bringing together a group of leading experts in institutional theory from various fields in social science
- Presents novel theoretical and empirical insight in the geography of knowledge and in the processes of learning
Part of the book series: Knowledge and Space (KNAS, volume 13)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Challenges in Institutional Research
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Institutional Dynamics Between Continuity and Change
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The Impact of Institutions on Regional Learning and Development
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About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Roy Suddaby is the Winspear Chair of Business at the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria, Canada and Research Professor at the Newcastle University Business School, U.K. Professor Suddaby is an internationally regarded scholar of organizational theory and institutional change. His work has contributed to our understanding of the critical role of symbolic resources – legitimacy, authenticity, identity and history – in improving an organization’s competitive position. His current research examines the changing social and symbolic role of the modern corporation.
Regina Lenz is a research associate at the Chair of Economic and Social Geography at Heidelberg University. She studied geography, history, English literature and philology, and economics at Heidelberg University and wrote her diploma thesis on the effectiveness of a development approach in Bangladesh’s leather sector. Furthermore, she has worked for a local business development agency and has done internships in development cooperation and international site selection. Her research focuses on the mechanisms of social institutions, as well as their effects on human interaction and public policy-making.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Knowledge and Institutions
Editors: Johannes Glückler, Roy Suddaby, Regina Lenz
Series Title: Knowledge and Space
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75328-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-75327-0Published: 22 June 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09201-6Published: 08 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-75328-7Published: 07 June 2018
Series ISSN: 1877-9220
Series E-ISSN: 2543-0580
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 310
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 14 illustrations in colour
Topics: Human Geography, Knowledge - Discourse, Innovation/Technology Management, Industrial and Organizational Psychology