The Institutional Logics Perspective in Entrepreneurship Research: Literature Review

Abstract

Abstract: The institutional logics perspective has become a mainstream organization theory, but its application in entrepreneurship research still remains to be explored. Since entrepreneurship inevitably involves multiple institutional orders (i.e., market, state, family, profession, corporation and religion), institutional logics theory can make its unique contribution to entrepreneurship research. With its focus on change and complexity, the institutional logics perspective is especially relevant in China, which is both a transitional economy and an emerging economy. This paper introduces the institutional logics perspective in entrepreneurship research, explains its future research agenda in multiple entrepreneurship domains, and discusses key problems in engaging with this theoretical perspective in the Chinese context.

Key words: institutional logics, entrepreneurship theory, organizational theory, entrepreneurship literature review

Yang Ling, Wang Xiaoyu, Chen Jin. The Institutional Logics Perspective in Entrepreneurship Research: Literature Review[J]. Management Review, 2022, 34(7): 95-104.

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