Walter Woodrow Powell, also known as Woody Powell, is an American sociologist, born on August 15, 1951, who has been a professor at Stanford University since 1999, holding appointments across education, sociology, organizational behavior, management science and engineering, and communication. He is known for his contributions to organizational theory, particularly the school known as new institutionalism, and to network theory, and he has been an external faculty member of the Santa Fe Institute since 2000. He earned his doctorate and master's degree in sociology from the State University of New York, Stony Brook, and his bachelor's degree from Florida State University.
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Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionContributions to organizational theory, in particular the new institutionalism and network theory 1 Notable WorkThe Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in Organizational Fields 1 Connections
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Walter W. Powell (born August 15, 1951), also known as Woody Powell, is a contemporary American sociologist.
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Wikidata Q6055336, P569 date of birth
1951-08-15
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1951-08-15
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United States
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also known as Woody Powell
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known for his contributions to organizational theory, in particular to the new institutionalism and network theory
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The Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in Organizational Fields
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Powell is Professor of Education, Sociology, Organizational Behavior, Management Science and Engineering, and Communication at Stanford University and the Stanford Graduate School of Education since 1999 and is known for his contributions to organizational theory, in particular to the new institutionalism and network theory.
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Powell and DiMaggio (1991) define an emerging perspective in sociology and organizational studies, which they term the 'new institutionalism', as rejecting the rational-actor models of Classical economics.
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