W. Richard Scott

"Organizations play a leading role in our modern world. Their presence affects - some would insist that the proper term us infects - virtually every sector of contemporary social life. This book is abo…"

"Documents and records can seldom be taken for what they purport to be. They are not neutral and objective accounts of organizational purposes and activities but reflect the biases and interests of tho…"

"Paul Lawrence and Jay Lorsch , who coined the label “contingency theory,” argue that different environments place differing requirements on organizations: specifically, environments characterized by u…"

"Contingency theory is guided by the general orienting hypothesis that organizations whose internal features best match the demands of their environments will achieve the best adaptation."

"Different subunits within an organization may confront different external demands. To cope with these various environments, organizations create specialized subunits with differing structural features…"

"Institutions consist of cognitive, normative and regulative structures and activities that provide stability and meaning to social behaviour. Institutions are transported by various carriers – culture…"