Max Weber and Institutional Theory
This book presents a collection of essays on institutional theory written by the German sociologist and Weber-expert M. Rainer Lepsius. Based on Weber’s work, the author develops concepts of institutional theory, which he subsequently applies to topics su
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ax Weber and Institutional Theory Edited by Claus Wendt
Max Weber and Institutional Theory
M. Rainer Lepsius
Max Weber and Institutional Theory Edited by
Claus Wendt
M. Rainer Lepsius University of Heidelberg Heidelberg, Germany Editor Claus Wendt University of Siegen Siegen, Germany
Original German essays published between 1993 and 2013 ISBN 978-3-319-44707-0 ISBN 978-3-319-44708-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-44708-7
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Preface
This book on institutional theory is based on the ideas of Max Weber. It is written by one of the most influential German sociologists, M. Rainer Lepsius. The Weber expert was editor of the Max Weber Gesamtausgabe until his death in 2014. He used his vast knowledge of Weber’s work to develop a sociological institutional theory that has much in common with the perspectives of other institutionalists today but introduces new concepts to the debate, such as the “institutionalization of guiding ideas” and the development of “rationality criteria.” Lepsius was the descendant of a cosmopolitan family, his great-grandfather being the famous Egyptologist Karl Richard Lepsius. He was born in Rio de Janeiro and moved with his family to Madrid and later to Munich. As a postdoctoral student, he studied at Columbia University in New York, where he was influenced by Robert K. Merton and Paul L. Lazarsfeld and fostered strong international relationships throughout his academic life. Despite this international orientation, Lepsius’ work is not well known outside of Germany, and only a few of his articles have ever been published in English. However, when studying current international concepts of institutional theory, it is possible to come to the conclusio
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