TY - JOUR
T1 - Global organization
T2 - Rationalization and actorhood as dominant scripts
AU - Drori, Gili S.
AU - Meyer, John W.
AU - Hwang, Hokyu
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - One of the dominant features of the age of globalization is the rampant expansion of organization. In particular, formal, standardized, rationalized, and empowered forms of organization expand in many domains and locales. We discuss these features of organization, showing that hyper-rationalization and actorhood are main themes of organization across presumably distinct social sectors and national societies. We explain the ubiquity of such organizational forms in institutional terms, seeing the global culture of universalism, rationality, and empowered actorhood as supporting the diffusion of managerial roles and perspectives.
AB - One of the dominant features of the age of globalization is the rampant expansion of organization. In particular, formal, standardized, rationalized, and empowered forms of organization expand in many domains and locales. We discuss these features of organization, showing that hyper-rationalization and actorhood are main themes of organization across presumably distinct social sectors and national societies. We explain the ubiquity of such organizational forms in institutional terms, seeing the global culture of universalism, rationality, and empowered actorhood as supporting the diffusion of managerial roles and perspectives.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77950756166&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/S0733-558X(2009)0000027003
DO - 10.1108/S0733-558X(2009)0000027003
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AN - SCOPUS:77950756166
SN - 0733-558X
VL - 27
SP - 17
EP - 43
JO - Research in the Sociology of Organizations
JF - Research in the Sociology of Organizations
ER -