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Introduction Introduction
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Rational Choice Institutionalism Rational Choice Institutionalism
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The Origins of Institutions The Origins of Institutions
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The Reproduction of Institutions The Reproduction of Institutions
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Institutional Change Institutional Change
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Applications in Employment Relations Applications in Employment Relations
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Assessment Assessment
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Historical Institutionalism Historical Institutionalism
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Origins of Institutions, Institutional Reproduction, and Institutional Change Origins of Institutions, Institutional Reproduction, and Institutional Change
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Applications in Employment Relations Applications in Employment Relations
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Sociological Institutionalism Sociological Institutionalism
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The Origins of Institutions The Origins of Institutions
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Reproduction of Institutions Reproduction of Institutions
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Institutional Change Institutional Change
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Applications in Employment Relations Applications in Employment Relations
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Constructivist Institutionalism Constructivist Institutionalism
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The Origins of Institutions The Origins of Institutions
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Reproduction of Institutions Reproduction of Institutions
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Institutional Change Institutional Change
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Applications in Employment Relations Applications in Employment Relations
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Conclusion Conclusion
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References References
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15 Continuity and Change in Asian Employment Systems: A Comparison of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan
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9 Varieties of Institutional Theory in Comparative Employment Relations
Get accessGlenn Morgan is Professor of Management in the School of Economics, Finance and Management, University of Bristol, UK. He has previously worked at Manchester Business School, Warwick Business School and Cardiff Business School. He has been a Visiting Professor at Copenhagen Business School and a number of other institutions in Europe and North America. His research interests lie in the areas of globalization, financialization, institutions, multinationals, regulations, and elites. As well as studies in Europe, he has written on East Asian and Latin American forms of capitalism. He has published in a wide range of journals, including Organisation Studies, Human Relations, Economy and Society, Socio-Economic Review, Industrial Relations, and Journal of European Public Policy. He was editor of the journal Organization from 2005 to 2008 and serves on a number of editorial boards. Recent jointly edited collections include The Oxford Handbook of Sociology, Social Theory and Organisation Studies (Oxford University Press, 2014), New Spirits of Capitalism? Crises, Justifications and Dynamics (Oxford University Press, 2013), and Capitalisms and Capitalism in the Twenty-First Century (Oxford University Press, 2012).
Marco Hauptmeier, Senior Lecturer in International Human Resource Management, Cardiff University.
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Published:01 May 2014
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Abstract
This chapter explores four variants of institutionalism and what they can tell us about the nature and evolution of employment relations. Rational choice institutionalism’s strength in explaining stable institutional equilibria helps us understand why employment relations systems evolve slowly in a path-dependent fashion. Historical institutionalism takes a more actor-centric approach that attributes greater latitude to actors in interpreting how institutions are to be applied and in reshaping those institutions along with their shifting preferences. Sociological institutionalism moves further away from rational choice conceptions by positing that actors are guided by a ‘logic of appropriateness’. This approach seems particularly useful in understanding how certain practices diffuse from one setting to another. Constructivist institutionalism gives greater explanatory weight to the substantive content of ideas themselves in shaping actor behaviour and institutional change. In conclusion the authors suggest some ways that comparative employment research can profit from engaging with all four variants of institutionalism.
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