Explorations in Organizations presents readers with contemporary
issues in the study of organizations, and introduces the paths down
which tomorrow's organizational scholarship might travel. A collection
of recent papers by or co-authored by the eminent James G. March, the
book consists of five sections: exploring theories of organizational
action; novelty in organizational adaptation; institutions and the logic
of appropriateness; the history of organization studies; and uses of
literature in the study of organizations.
Each section begins with a new essay by a scholar whose work has focused
on the theme explored in that part of the book. These introductory
essays not only introduce and tie together the papers that follow, but
also serve to add additional voices to the volume in order to deepen the
discussion within it.