institutional change
nounUK /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənl tʃeɪndʒ/
US /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənl tʃeɪndʒ/
A big change in the way a school, company, or other group is run.
The new rules about lunchtime were an institutional change at our school.
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2. A shift in the formal rules, norms, or practices of an established organization.
Scholars studied institutional change in public universities over the past decade.
3. The process by which laws, customs, or governing bodies evolve over time.
Institutional change often follows major social movements.
4. A transformation in the way a society's key systems, such as courts or banks, operate.
Economic growth depended on institutional change in the banking sector.