INSTITUTIONAL THEORY AND INSTITUTIONAL ENTREPRENEUR

Year 2017, Issue: 53, 94 - 106, 31.07.2017

Ayşegül Saylam , Doğan Nadi Leblebici

Abstract

By the end of 1980s, institutional theory had generally
focused on macro dynamic actions, organizational field, myth, adaptation and
isomorphism; and paid less attention to institutional entrepreneurs. In other
words, studies related to institutional theory generally claimed that actions
and behaviours of actors are determined by institutions; so the actors wouldn’t
have too much influence on institutions. P. Selznick, who was accepted as the
first representative of the theory by many theorists, emphasized the influence
of the actor with the concept of institutional leader in maintaining, gaining
the legitimacy and protecting the values of institution. After 1980, studies
lead to the resurgence of P. Selznick and examined the influence of
institutional entrepreneurs on the institution. The aim of this article is to
examine the relationship between institutional entrepreneur and the themes such
as institutional change, building institutions, maintaining institutions and
institutional logic. In order to achieve this aim, relevant preliminary studies
on the subject of the institutional theory are examined. Existing studies
generally show that actors have influence on the above mentioned themes,
however they also point out that the environment should be taken into
consideration that restricts and authorises the institutional entrepreneurs. 

Keywords

Institution, Institutional Entrepreneur

KURUMSAL KURAM VE KURUMSAL GİRİŞİMCİ

Abstract

1980’li
yılların sonuna kadar kurumsal kuram genel olarak, makro dinamik eylemlere,
örgütsel alan, mit, uyum ve izomorfizm gibi konulara odaklanmış; kurumsal
girişimciyi fazla dikkate almamıştır. Bir diğer anlamda, kurumsal kuram ile
alakalı çalışmalar, genel olarak aktörlerin eylem ve davranışlarının, kurumlar
tarafından belirlendiğini dolayısıyla aktörlerin kurumlar üzerinde etkisinin
çok fazla olamayacağını ileri sürmüştür. 1980 sonrası yapılan çalışmalar eski
kurumsal kuramın temsilcilerinden P. Selznick’in yeniden gündeme gelmesine yol
açmış, yapılan çalışmalar, kurumsal girişimcilerin kurum üzerindeki etkisini
araştırmıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı da kurumsal değişim, kurumların oluşması,
muhafaza edilmesi ve kurumsal mantık gibi konularla kurumsal girişimci
arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Yapılan araştırmalar genel olarak aktörlerin
bu unsurlar üzerinde etkisi olduğunu göstermiş, ancak kurumsal girişimciyi
sınırlandıran ve yetkilendiren çevrenin de dikkate alınması gerektiğini
belirtmişlerdir.

Keywords

Kurum, Kurumsal Girişimci, Kurumsal Kuram

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