Identity within the Microfoundations of Institutions: A Historical Review
Microfoundations of Institutions
ISBN: 978-1-78769-124-7, eISBN: 978-1-78769-123-0
Publication date: 25 November 2019
Abstract
Identities provide a human link between macro-level mechanisms and microfoundations of institutions. Yet, as the literature on identity within the microfoundations of institutions has developed, scholars have begun to shift their understanding of “who” populates the microfoundations of institutions. This chapter offers a historical review of this niche, but growing, area of research. More specifically, the author identifies and discusses three phases of research on identity within the microfoundations of institutions, their ontological and epistemological assumptions, and their implications for the area. To conclude, the author reflects on the possible theoretical avenues for future research on identities within the microfoundations of institutions.
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Acknowledgements
Acknowledgments
I am extremely grateful to Jost Sieweke, Patrick Haack, and Lauri Wessel for giving me the opportunity to pursue this project. I thank Jost and an anonymous reviewer for pushing me to sharpen my argument. I also grateful to the organizers and the participants of the 2015 EGOS Sub-Theme on Institutions and Identities and the 2016 EGOS Sub-theme on Bringing Emotions out of the Shadows of Institutions for their insights into earlier drafts of this manuscript and their help honing my ideas. I also appreciate the participants of the Brown Bag Seminar at the Schulich School of Business, York University, for their encouragement and thoughtful feedback at a very early stage of this chapter and my academic career.
Citation
Roberts, A.E. (2019), "Identity within the Microfoundations of Institutions: A Historical Review", Haack, P., Sieweke, J. and Wessel, L. (Ed.) Microfoundations of Institutions (Research in the Sociology of Organizations, Vol. 65A), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 235-249. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X2019000065A023
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