Derek Harmon
Associate Professor of Management
Broad College of Business, Michigan State University
I study how people's language and beliefs shape—and are shaped by—the organizations, markets, and institutions they inhabit. My work investigates these ideas in the domains of institutional dynamics, social deviance, and entrepreneurship in nascent markets.
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Research Areas
Institutional
Dynamics
How language and meaning shape institutions, and how institutions constrain and enable action.
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Deviance
Why organizational misconduct persists, and the implications of violating social norms.
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Nascent Markets
How entrepreneurs build legitimacy and navigate uncertainty in emerging markets.
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