The institucionalism in the field of organizationtheories: an analysis in didactic management manuals

Abstract

This work had as object of study the institutionalism in the field of organizational theories. Its objective was to analyze how institutionalism, as a theoretical framework, has been approached and transmitted through textbooks. To perform the analysis and comparison of the manuals, the technique of content analysis was used, through the construction of categories and subcategories, which are: delimitation of the approach and quality of references; historical-concrete dimension; political-ideological dimension; epistemological, ontological and gnosiological dimension and theoretical dimension. The resulting conclusion was that the Institutional Theory is discussed in both handbooks analyzed, being an important element for the good performance and organizational efficiency, despite the discussion of less depth in relation to the criticism and the epistemology of the research, in one of the manuals. Given the relevance of the subject it is important that the manuals point to this discussion in the summary of the work aiming at greater visibility and ease of access.