Legal Rational Myths: The New Institutionalism and the Law and Society TraditionMark C. Suchman, Lauren B. Edelman1996-01-01articleLaw & Social Inquiry288 citationsclosedNo readable copy stored yet — this record is metadata only.Legal and Social PhilosophyJudicial and Constitutional StudiesLegal and Constitutional StudiesAbstractNo abstract was published for this record.Citations in this libraryStored only when both papers are in the corpus — 288 citations exist upstream.References1995Managing Legitimacy: Strategic and Institutional Approaches1979Transaction-Cost Economics: The Governance of Contractual Relations1972A Garbage Can Model of Organizational Choice1987The Adolescence of Institutional Theory1977The Role of Institutionalization in Cultural Persistence1983Institutional Sources of Change in the Formal Structure of Organizations: The Diffusion of Civil Service Reform, 1880-19351974Why the “Haves” Come Out Ahead: Speculations on the Limits of Legal Change2007Technology as an occasion for structuring: evidence from observations of CT scanners and the social order of radiology departmentsCited by1999Civil Rights Law at Work: Sex Discrimination and the Rise of Maternity2014Communities matter: Institutional preconditions for community renewable energy2017Situating Legal Consciousness: Experiences and Attitudes of Ordinary Citizens about Law and Street Harassment2003The Contract as Social Artifact2023Toward Digital Transformation and Business Model Innovation: The Nexus between Leadership, Organizational Agility, and Knowledge Transfer2006The Diffusion of Rights: From Law on the Books to Organizational Rights Practices2022Organizational responses to multiple logics: Diversity, identity and the professional service firm2012Professionalism and professional institutions in times of change