Organizational Socialization as Instrument and Symbol: An Extended Institutional Theory Perspective.

Fogarty, Timothy J.; Dirsmith, Mark W.

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ERIC Number: EJ634171

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Publication Date: 2001

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Organizational Socialization as Instrument and Symbol: An Extended Institutional Theory Perspective.

Fogarty, Timothy J.; Dirsmith, Mark W.

Human Resource Development Quarterly, v12 n3 p247-66 Fall 2001

Uses three types of isomorphism--normative, coercive, and mimetic--to illustrate how organizational socialization an be interpreted as a symbolic response to societal expectations. Advances institutional theory by demonstrating that socialization is not exclusively pragmatic. (Contains 106 references.) (SK)

Descriptors: Institutional Mission, Organizational Theories, Socialization, Symbolism

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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