The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Institutional Analysis

It is increasingly accepted that 'institutions matter' for economic organization and outcomes. The last decade has seen significant expansion in research examining how institutional contexts affect the nature and behaviour of firms, the operation of markets, and economic outcomes. Yet 'institutions' conceal a multitude of issues and perspectives. Much of this research has been comparative, and followed different models such as 'varieties of capitalism', 'national business systems', and 'social systems of production'.

This handbook explores these issues, perspectives, and models, with the leading scholars in the area contributing chapters to provide a central reference point for academics, scholars, and students.

The Oxford Handbooks series is a major new initiative in academic publishing. Each volume offers an authoritative and state-of-the-art survey of current thinking and research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned essays from leading international figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates. Oxford Handbooks provide scholars and graduate students with compelling new perspectives upon a wide range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences.

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Changing Capitalisms? Internationalization, Institutional Change, and Systems of Economic Organization Edited by Glenn Morgan, Richard Whitley, and Eli Moen

Capitalist Diversity and Change Recombinant Governance and Institutional Entrepreneurs Colin Crouch

Divergent Capitalisms The Social Structuring and Change of Business Systems Richard Whitley

Business Systems and Organizational Capabilities The Institutional Structuring of Competitive Competences Richard Whitley

Glenn Morgan is Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the Warwick Business School, University of Warwick.

John L. Campbell is Class of 1925 Professor, Department of Sociology, Dartmouth College.

Colin Crouch is Professor of Governance and Public Management at the Warwick Business School, University of Warwick.

Ove Kaj Pedersen is Professor of Political Science at the International Centre for Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School.

Richard Whitley is Professor of Organizational Sociology at the Manchester Business School, University of Manchester.