William Richard Scott

Who is William Richard Scott?

William Richard Scott is an American sociologist. Scott has been a professor at Stanford University, specialised in institutional theory and organisation science. He has been awarded several honorary doctorates.

W. Richard Scott received his PhD from the University of Chicago and is currently Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology with courtesy appointments in the Graduate School of Business, Graduate School of Education, and School of Medicine at Stanford University. He has spent his entire professional career at Stanford, serving as chair of the Sociology Department, as director of the Training Program on Organizations and Mental Health, and as director of the Stanford Center for Organizations Research. Scott is an organizational sociologist who has concentrated his work on the study of professional organizations, including educa¬tional, engineering, medical, research, social welfare, and nonprofit advocacy organizations. During the past three decades, he has concentrated his writing and research on the relation between organizations and their institutional environments. He is the author or editor of about a dozen books and more than 200 articles and book chapters.