TY - JOUR
T1 - Institutional theory and entrepreneurship
T2 - Where are we now and where do we need to move in the future?
AU - Bruton, Garry D.
AU - Ahlstrom, David
AU - Li, Han-Lin
PY - 2010/5
Y1 - 2010/5
N2 - Institutional theory is an increasingly utilized theoretical lens for entrepreneurship research. However, while institutional theory has proven highly useful, its use has reached a point that there is a need to establish a clearer understanding of its wide-ranging application to entrepreneurship research. Therefore, we will initially review the existing entrepreneurship literature that employs institutional theory to both understand the current status of the field, its current shortcomings, and where we need to move in the future. We then summarize and discuss the articles in this special issue and how they contribute to this process of advancing institutional theory and its application in entrepreneurship research.
AB - Institutional theory is an increasingly utilized theoretical lens for entrepreneurship research. However, while institutional theory has proven highly useful, its use has reached a point that there is a need to establish a clearer understanding of its wide-ranging application to entrepreneurship research. Therefore, we will initially review the existing entrepreneurship literature that employs institutional theory to both understand the current status of the field, its current shortcomings, and where we need to move in the future. We then summarize and discuss the articles in this special issue and how they contribute to this process of advancing institutional theory and its application in entrepreneurship research.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77953241510&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2010.00390.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2010.00390.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77953241510
SN - 1042-2587
VL - 34
SP - 421
EP - 440
JO - Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice
JF - Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice
IS - 3
ER -