# institutional theory

> sociological theory that considers processes by which structures (schemes, rules, norms, routines…) become established as authoritative guidelines for social behavior

**Wikidata**: [Q16252774](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16252774)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutional_theory)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/institutional-theory


## References

1. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)