William Richard Scott

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W. Richard Scott
Long-time Stanford University faculty member.
Born (1932-12-18) 18 December 1932 (age 91)
Parsons, Kansas, U.S.
OccupationProfessor Emeritus at Stanford University

William Richard Scott (born December 18, 1932) is an American sociologist, and Emeritus Professor at Stanford University, specialised in institutional theory and organisation science. He is known for his research on the relation between organizations and their institutional environments.[1][2]

  1. ^ Thornton, Patricia H., William Ocasio, and Michael Lounsbury. The institutional logics perspective: A new approach to culture, structure, and process. Oxford University Press, 2012.
  2. ^ Mike, W. P., Sunny, L. S., Brian, P., & Hao, C. (2009). The institution-based view as a third leg for a strategy tripod. The Academy of Management Perspectives, 23(3), 63-81.