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rationalized myths: a standalone construct

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Institutional theory

widely held rules and beliefs that present certain formal structures as rational and effective, which organizations adopt ceremonially to gain legitimacy whatever their actual efficiency.

In institutional theory, rationalized myths refers to widely held rules and beliefs that present certain formal structures as rational and effective, which organizations adopt ceremonially to gain legitimacy whatever their actual efficiency. This meaning comes from Meyer (1977) in American Journal of Sociology.[1]

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  1. Meyer, J. W., & Rowan, B. (1977). Institutionalized Organizations: Formal Structure as Myth and Ceremony. American Journal of Sociology, 83(2), 340-363. https://doi.org/10.1086/226550

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