Michael Lounsbury, Professor of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Management, Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta, Canada and Professor of Business Strategy & Entrepreneurship, The Australian National University College of Business and Economics, Australia and Joel Gehman, Professor of Strategic Management and Public Policy and Lindner-Gambal Professor, George Washington School of Business, George Washington University, US

‘Mike Lounsbury and Joel Gehman take us on an impressive journey in which they lay out the landscape of contemporary organization theory in a compelling and engaging way. Not only do they cover existing perspectives comprehensively and in depth, they also offer an innovative and powerful approach to navigating this extremely broad literature. Their take will profoundly reshape how we will map the field in the future. An absolute must-read for scholars and students of organization.’

• Contents:1 Introduction: the organization theory landscape2 Rationalist theories3 Pragmatic theories4 Co-constitutive theories5 The broad reach of organization theory6 Conclusion: building a robust scholarly identity References

Michael Lounsbury, Professor of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Management, Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta, Canada and Professor of Business Strategy & Entrepreneurship, The Australian National University College of Business and Economics, Australia and Joel Gehman, Professor of Strategic Management and Public Policy and Lindner-Gambal Professor, George Washington School of Business, George Washington University, US

‘Mike Lounsbury and Joel Gehman take us on an impressive journey in which they lay out the landscape of contemporary organization theory in a compelling and engaging way. Not only do they cover existing perspectives comprehensively and in depth, they also offer an innovative and powerful approach to navigating this extremely broad literature. Their take will profoundly reshape how we will map the field in the future. An absolute must-read for scholars and students of organization.’

• Contents:1 Introduction: the organization theory landscape2 Rationalist theories3 Pragmatic theories4 Co-constitutive theories5 The broad reach of organization theory6 Conclusion: building a robust scholarly identity References