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Mahdi, Shireen. "Inefficient institutions and institutional change : theory and evidence from Tanzania." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2011. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/inefficient-institutions-and-institutional-change-theory-and-evidence-from-tanzania(98e14e0d-a267-48a4-9703-2d3bca3fffa3).html.

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The purpose of this thesis is to theoretically and empirically investigate the effects of institutional inefficiencies on markets and on non-elite groups, and to better understand the factors that prevent efficient institutions from evolving through the process of institutional change. It commences by reviewing the literature relating to institutions and institutional change and presenting a theoretical framework. It then presents three empirical chapters that aim to address the key questions and hypotheses relating to how inefficient institutions affect markets and why inefficient institution

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Kwak, Seung Ki. "Institutional theory of naive money." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/120202.

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Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2018.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references.<br>In the first chapter, I propose a theoretical framework to elucidate how capital from unsophisticated investors (naive money) is associated with fund performance dynamics. In the framework, when naive money invested in a fund exceeds the ideal amount for the manager's skill, it leads funds to under-perform persistently. In contrast, the model predicts that, when the amount of invested naive money is smaller than the ideal s

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Chizema, Amon. "Neo-institutional theory and institutional change : executive share options in Germany." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2006. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/9811.

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This study focuses on one element of corporate governance, Executive Stock Options (ESOs) in Germany. The fact that ESOs are purely an Anglo-American innovation, and are now getting adopted in Germany; a country whose corporate governance system is so much different from that of the UKlUSA, makes this study more interesting. Several studies on executive compensation have used agency theory as a theoretical lens. On the contrary, this study employs neo-institutional theory, a theoretical lens that embraces socio-economic factors within the firm's institutional and market environment. In general

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Abrutyn, Seth Brian. "A general theory of institutional autonomy." Diss., UC access only, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1871850211&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=48051&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Riverside, 2009.<br>Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 425-458). Issued in print and online. Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations.

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Bruce, Gonzalo R. "Institutional Design and the Internationalization of U.S. Postsecondary Education Institutions." The Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1247069809.

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Hanzalik, Kathryn A. "Subversive Art and Institutional Vulnerability." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2013. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/honors_theses/64.

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George Dickie’s Institutional Theory of Art satisfies necessary and sufficient conditions for definition, but by leaving evaluation open cannot address artistic capacities to outstrip the usefulness of the theory for appreciating the concept of art comprehensively or meaningfully. Artworks that are known to members of the central and peripheral artworld seep into the general purview of the population at large as known “great works” of art. Upon examination of works that garner significant cultural influence, works broadly appreciated as great works, we find that their resistance to Dickie’s co

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Wärneryd, Karl. "Economic conventions : essays in institutional evolution." Doctoral thesis, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm, Samhällsekonomi (S), 1990. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hhs:diva-917.

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Conventions are social institutions that solve recurrent coordination problems. Many of the written and unwritten rules that make up a modern market society may be said to have the coordinative property. This dissertation uses a game-theoretical framework to discuss the emergence and functioning of conventions of communication, private property rights, money, and the firm. In each case the anlysis provides new insigts for these classical areas of economic inquiry.<br><p>Diss. Stockholm : Handelshögskolan, 1990</p>

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Nhundu, Kenneth. "Effectiveness of irrigation water management institutions in Zimbabwe: a new institutional economics theory approach." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1006784.

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Despite considerable advances in technology across the world, some scholars (Bratton, 1987; Namara et al., 2010) have argued that declining agricultural productivity among smallholder farmers in Africa remains a major bottleneck in the development of the continent. Unganai (1993) indicates that about 60% of the southern African region is semi-arid or arid and suffers from periodic droughts. In addition, World Bank (2003) notes that agricultural production is dominated by rain-fed agriculture and irrigation systems are limited. This is compounded by the scarcity and poor management of irrigatio

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Wittmer, Dana E. "Toward A Theory of Institutional Representation: The Link Between Political Engagement and Gendered Institutions." The Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1306805663.

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Herold, David Martin. "Demystifying the link between institutional theory and stakeholder theory in sustainability reporting." SciView.Net, 2018. http://epub.wu.ac.at/6727/1/Herold_JEMS.pdf.

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In response to the global challenge of climate change, companies increasingly disclose sustainability-related information in form of sustainability reports. These reports, however, vary significantly due to multiple institutional and stakeholder pressures. From an academic perspective, institutional theory links these different outcomes to the influences of competing institutional logics on the field-level, representing institutional complexity on the field-level which is characterised by multiple demands from different stakeholders. Although current literature acknowledges that stakeholder ma

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Taylor, Laurel Kim. "Contemporary physician practice patterns, insights from institutional theory." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/NQ60352.pdf.

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Atkinson, Peter. "Assemblage and différance : an institutional theory and methodology." Thesis, Brunel University, 2016. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/14813.

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This thesis develops a postmodernist theory of institution, Discursive Organisation Theory (DOT), by building on elements of the work of Jacques Derrida and Giles Deleuze. One aspect of the theory is demonstrated by analysing transcriptions of eight focus groups composed of students studying in the field of business and management studies in universities in London. Postmodernists have so far eschewed theory development of this type but this study explicitly argues for the legitimacy of the project. The version of postmodernism to be used is carefully defined and takes as its central feature ar

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Zoch, Jeremy. "Hospitals With Physican CEOs: An Institutional Theory Perspective." VCU Scholars Compass, 2011. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2623.

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ABSTRACT HOSPITALS WITH PHYSICIAN CEOS: AN INSTITUTIONAL THEORY PERSPECTIVE By: Jeremy S. Zoch, Ph.D. A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Health Related Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University. Virginia Commonwealth University, 2011 Major Director: Kenneth R. White, Ph.D. Professor Department of Health Administration The complexities of the healthcare industry at the beginning of the 21st century continue to challenge hospitals to optimize their operations. A key leadership position in the overall success of a hosp

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DeJordy, Rich. "Institutional Guardianship: the Role of Agency in Preserving Threatened Institutional Arrangements." Thesis, Boston College, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/1394.

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Thesis advisor: Mary Ann Glynn<br>Institutional Theory has responded to early criticism that actors are characterized as passive "cultural dopes" primarily through work on Institutional Entrepreneurship, which implicitly links actors' agency to institutional change or creation. In this dissertation, I decouple change from agency, examining how actors work to maintain existing institutional arrangements that have come under threat. Through inductive, qualitative analysis of the creation of the Securities Exchange Commission in 1934, focusing primarily on the legislative history, I ground my ana

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Kelm, Matthias. "Institutional determinants of economic evolution." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.389840.

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BENÉR, DANIEL, and SANDRA APPELTOFFT. "Ledarskap och ISO 14001 : En fallstudie om hur ledarskapet påverkas och påverkar ISO 14001." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Handels- och IT-högskolan, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-20768.

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Vi har gjort en fallstudie som utforskar hur ledarskapet påverkar och påverkas vid entillämpning av ISO 14001, samt hur tillämpningen av standarden är utformad påstudiens företag. Analysen har genomförts med hjälp av institutionell teori somteoretisk referensram. Vi kom fram till att ISO 14001 inte leder till eninterorganisatorisk homogenisering mellan olika företag, inomsamhällsplaneringsbranschen som vårt fallföretag agerar i. Vidare fastslog vi även enparadox i utformningen av ISO 14001-systemet hos företaget; otydliga istället förtydliga krav ökar chansen för att behålla certifieringen. Ti

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Kijewski, Kristian, and Mensur Jasarevic. "Lean i hälso- och sjukvården - En studie på två kliniker i Region Jönköpings län." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-58614.

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Bakgrund: Offentliga organisationer har under de senaste decennierna utsatts för förändring, detta till följd av ett ökat krav på effektivitet. Som svar på detta har styrinstrument (management verktyg) från industriella sammanhang hämtats för att bemöta denna effektivitet, ett av dessa verktyg är Lean, som i hälso- och sjukvården fått namnet Lean Healthcare. Lean kan ses vara ett koncept som färdats från tillverkningsindustrin in till hälso- och sjukvården där den översatts, något som medfört att det teoretiska ramverket översättningsmodellen används för att förstå denna översättning i hälso-

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Disbrey, Claire. "Innovation and tradition : towards an institutional theory of religion." Thesis, Open University, 1990. http://oro.open.ac.uk/57299/.

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Philosophical theories of religion often appeal to supposed facts about the way religions change and, in particular, to the role of innovators. This, is true of theories that stress the priority of experience and the priority of language. In this thesis an historical case study of innovation in religion is used as evidence of the inadequacy of both these sorts of theories and to suggest that same form of 'institutional' theory would form a base for a more satisfactory theory of religion. Consideration is given to William James' and Alasdair McIntyre's accounts of religion and the implications

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Park, Ji-Yeong. "Role of institutions in nations that have improved their competitiveness." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/22817.

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This study explored the role of institutions in countries that have improved their competitiveness in a short time period, under the framework of institutional theory. This study investigated how informal and formal institutions have evolved and interacted. The purpose of the study was to build on institutional theory by exploring the role and interaction of institutions in nations that have undergone institutional changes. A literature review was done to provide a foundation for the study. Case studies of Singapore and Finland – countries that have improved their competitiveness in a short ti

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Wilks, Brett Josh. "The impact of dynamic institutional capabilities on multinational enterprises’ subsidiary performance in emerging markets." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23065.

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In light of the global mining industry’s record profits in 2011, this inquiry explored the institutional drivers of mining multinational’s subsidiaries overall performance. Using a lens of institutional theory, this inquiry explored why the subsidiaries of emerging mining multinationals have outperformed the subsidiaries of developed mining multinationals in emerging markets.The inquiry used Mann-Whitney U hypothesis testing to compare the financial performance of 46 emerging mining subsidiaries and 39 developed mining subsidiaries. The inquiry ran eight multiple regression models to test subs

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Irwin, Jennifer, and Jennifer Irwin. "The More Things Change, the More Things Stay the Same: Institutional Maintenance in the Face of Social and Technological Change in American Public Libraries, 1876-2006." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12392.

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Institutions are generally assumed to be stable, but recent research has focused on how that stability may be overturned to create institutional change. The assumption of stability has led to a lack of research on the flip side of change, maintenance, even though we cannot fully understand change without understanding the forces change agents work against. By examining more than a century of American public library discourse, I develop the construct of core ideas and a model of the maintenance of these institutions. Core ideas are those institutionalized ideas at the heart of a field that act

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Zlygosteva, Kseniia. "Institutional theory and local economic development policies: A case study of Stockholm municipality’s new Business Policy." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Kulturgeografiska institutionen, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-182725.

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The explorative case study aims to understand how the reform of business support and development undergoing in Stockholm municipality addresses existing institutions, and to what extent does the institutional context have the potential to adopt and sustain the change. Two case studies, Högdalen industrial area and Årsta wholesale center, illustrate how local economic development is organized in practice. A new policy document, Näringslivspolicy, is analyzed, along with interviews with key public and private agents. Two institutional theoretical frameworks are used: a dynamic perspective on the

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Paulsson, Astrid. "Thomas Pogge's Theory of a Minimally Just Global Institutional Order." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för kommunikation och information, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-5244.

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The immense inequalities between the world’s poor and the world’s rich have compelledphilosopher Thomas Pogge to develop a moral framework based on the Universal Declarationof Human Rights that challenges our most commonsense political moral views. Poggedisputes minimally and universally that we all have a negative duty not to harm so long as theharm is foreseeable and avoidable, rather than a positive duty to do well. Furthermore Poggeargues for an institutional view of negative duties flown from the fact that we all shape,uphold and impose institutions.With the help of three philosophers; Po

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Mohamed, Abdulbari Mostafa. "International Financial Reporting Standards in Libya : an institutional theory perspective." Thesis, Keele University, 2016. http://eprints.keele.ac.uk/4154/.

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This thesis seeks to investigate a number of issues relating to the mandating of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) in Libya in 2006. This includes examining the factors that influenced the decision of the Libyan government to mandate these standards and, following this decision, examining the obstacles to implementing these standards in Libya. The benefits of these standards are also investigated. In addition, this thesis seeks to assess the level of compliance of the companies listed in the Libyan Stock Market (LSM) with the disclosure requirements of IFRSs over two years (2

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Linsley, Philip Mark. "The application of neo-Durkheimian institutional theory in accounting research." Thesis, University of York, 2017. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/19021/.

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The seven publications comprising this PhD by publication employ neo-Durkheimian institutional theory (NDIT) to examine the relationship between the concept of culture and accounting practice. The primary focus of all the publications is on the dynamics of cultural dialogues (as defined in NDIT) and cultural change, and the publications contribute to accounting research in the areas of: audit failure, the financial crisis, developments in management accounting post-1980, financialization, risk disclosure, and accounting regulation. The contributions of three of the publications contributions d

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Falls, Alan David. "Brand management in social media environments : an institutional theory perspective." Thesis, Ulster University, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.603532.

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The processes of branding and brand management have progressively transitioned from corporate offices to online social spaces in recent years as brands have become increasingly situated within social media. To date however there has been limited academic scrutiny directed towards understanding the impact of social media on brands and brand management. Taking the view that social media represent a new institutional environment for brands and brand management, this research draws from institutional theory in exploring brand management in social media environments. Specifically the study explores

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Myers, Lindsey P. Myers. "Crime and Punishment: An Empirical Test of Institutional-Anomie Theory." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1503049000260017.

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Maatoug, Abubaker Gium Saad. "Accounting education in Libya : an institutional perspective." Thesis, University of Dundee, 2014. https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/819cb01d-bbb9-4838-a076-7bea21936fd7.

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This thesis employs a new institutional sociology perspective to investigate factors influencing accounting education practices in Libyan universities. For this purpose, two pieces of empirical work, a case study and an analysis of accounting textbooks used in Libyan universities, were conducted. The case study was undertaken at one Libyan university and included interviews of accounting academics, document analysis and observations. The findings of the case study informed the second part of the empirical work of this thesis analysing the accounting textbooks used in Libyan universities throug

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Bindler, Nils, and Monique Sieng Kao. "Coping with Institutional Voids in Cambodia : A Qualitative Case Study on Institutions." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-149060.

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Although emerging economies have received increased attention by both firms and academia in recent decades, there is still more that can be done. Calls have been made by both academic authors and journals to conduct research within institutionally voided environments, a call that was answered by this study. Specifically, this study answers calls related to: examining institutional strategies; examining the relationship between nonmarket and market exchanges. The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of how the nonmarket-market relationship affects firm strategies and behavio

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Ferraz, Esteves de Araujo Joaquim Filipe. "Reform and institutional persistence in Portuguese central administration." Thesis, University of Exeter, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.302536.

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Young, Susan L. "Cross-National Differences in Corporate Social Responsibility in the Global Apparel Industry." The Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1345481244.

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Storm, Anders, Leonard Wolk, and Magnus Grimhed. "Institutional Pressures and Organizational Response : Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa." Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, Business Administration, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-658.

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<p>By investigating the business environment in Sub-Saharan Africa from an institutional theory perspective, the purpose of this thesis is to explain organizational response to the forces of this particular institutional environment. Coercive, normative and mimetic pressures serve as the basis for explaining the institutional environment. The organizations respond to these pressures by seeking legitimacy from the environment.</p><p>The study is based on a qualitative research method relying on qualitative secondary data. Additionally a questionnaire was sent out to a limited number of experts

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KHATUMBA, MUSIBA MUHAMAD, and PATRIK ERGÜL. "Vad är ledarskap? -Studenters uppfattning." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Handels- och IT-högskolan, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-17121.

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Ledarskap finns på flera platser i samhället och kan se ut på olika sätt. Det är något som alla känner till eller har kommit i kontakt med på ett eller annat sätt. Likt ord som lycka eller kärlek är ledarskap subjektivt och öppet för tolkning. Vissa hävdar att ledarskap är en medfödd förmåga medan andra menar att det är en förmåga som kan tränas upp. Ledarskapets speciella karaktär med sin skiftande betydelse och utseende fick oss att skriva det här arbetet. Ledarskap är så mycket mer än att bara leda människor eller ge order. Som en social konstruktion skapas ledarskapet för att kunna styra,

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Lê, Patrick Lâm. "Does Clark Kent tweet ? Structure, Agency and Materiality in Institutional Theory." Thesis, Jouy-en Josas, HEC, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015EHEC0001/document.

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Cette thèse examine deux questions de recherche: Comment l’adoption des technologies en ligne impacte-t-elle le comportement des acteurs et leur reproduction des institutions ? Quels rôles jouent la structure, l’agence et la matérialité dans ces changements ? Ma principale conclusion est que les acteurs font preuve d’une forme d’agence pratique en tirant avantage d’une situation émergente qui est caractérisée par de nouvelles conditions matérielles. La thèse s’articule autour de trois essais. Le premier essai examine comment les normes professionnelles et les caractéristiques matérielles de Tw

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Bitektine, Alexandre B. "Legitimacy properties and their implications for institutional theory and strategic management." Thesis, McGill University, 2008. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=115624.

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This doctoral thesis seeks to advance our understanding of organizational legitimacy through the analysis of types and properties of legitimacy and of its relation to the concepts of status and reputation. More specifically, this doctoral thesis seeks to contribute to organizational theory and strategic management by (1) reviewing and systematizing legitimacy types discerned in the literature and contrasting legitimacy with related concepts of reputation and status, (2) identifying the properties of legitimacy, and (3) exploring some of the implications of these properties for management pract

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Foley, J. Aidan (James Aidan) 1977. "Multi-round auctions for institutional real estate assets : theory and practice." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/29775.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2003.<br>Includes bibliographical references.<br>The theory of auctions has grown dramatically over the last four decades; it offers guidance and insights into the conduct of efficient and optimal auctions in real estate, and other industries. In this thesis an auction process used to sell institutional real estate assets in the US is identified. This auction came into being during the 1990s, and is now in common use. The auction is recorded though surveys with industry representatives and is characterized. Problems w

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Klingvall, Mikael. "Adaptability or Efficiency : Towards a theory of institutional development in organizations." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm : Visby : Acta Universitatis Stockholmiensis ; eddy.se [distributör], 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-8272.

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Parto, Saeed. "Regulatory Dynamics, Institutional Cohesiveness, and Regional Sustainability." Thesis, University of Waterloo, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/1007.

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It is generally acknowledged that economic activity continues apace and at the expense of social and ecological integrity while the course of economic development remains far from any approximation of sustainability. Few would dispute the fact that since 1992 little has been accomplished in practical terms to meet Agenda 21 objectives. Many would agree that Agenda 21-inspired local visions and goals have not translated into actual local change in part because of the complex and the multi-faceted nature of the issues involved. Policy work on ecological modernization and sustainability

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Ehrling, Gabriel. "All linkages are equal, but some linkages are more equal than others : Does the number of institutional linkages predict fundraising among aid organisations in Sweden?" Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-302446.

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Several theorists have argued that organisations can increase performance through formalised cooperation with other important organisations (Baum & Oliver 1991). This notion of “institutional linkages” is appealing as it uses linkages as a proxy for legitimacy awarded to organisations for adherence to exogenous expectations. However, this operationalization also has its limitations. For what is the role of institutional linkages in groups of organisations where a majority of them – or all – are linked? Baum & Oliver (1991) provide meagre advice for what is to expect beyond the point of

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Tan, Elaine S. "Beyond cliometrics : essays in the new institutional economic history." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.270850.

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Dhaliwal, Spinder. "The role of institutional investors in the UK economy." Thesis, Brunel University, 1992. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/5783.

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The purpose of this research is to investigate the importance of institutional investors in the UK economy, in particular, the capital market. Institutional investors have grown considerably in size over the past three decades and are involved in many aspects of the economy, consequently investigation of this issue is essential in order to determine their influence. There are three main empirical studies in this thesis. The first examines a sample of UK non-financial firms in an attempt to explain the ownership structure. It will attempt to show which firm variables attract institutional inves

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Johansson, Elin, and Engblom Stephanie Gräns. "Coaching - en modefluga eller här för att stanna?" Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-56407.

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Background/Introduction: Coaching is a concept that has existed since the 16th century but recently seems to be in every context. There are life coaches, work coaches, sports coaches and coaching in companies. Suddenly coaching seems to be everywhere. Despite that, there is not many empirical studies about coaching. At the same time there is a discussion going on about wheater coaching could be seen as a short-lived fashion or not. Purpose: Develop an understanding of coaching by showing how coaching can end up in and how it can be expressed in organizations. Research questions: How has coac

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Smith, Wade Philip. "Toward a post-Cold War force and an organization-centric model of institutional change| Institutional work in the United States Army, 1991-1995." Thesis, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3721890.

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<p> Throughout the Cold War, the United States maintained a military prepared to confront a technologically advanced Soviet adversary. With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the structure and purpose of the armed forces were called into question. In time, the U.S. military transformed from one prepared to conduct large-scale war, to one prepared to carry out a variety of missions ranging from war to humanitarian efforts. Throughout the 1990s, the U.S. Army's senior leaders engaged in a campaign to transform the organization from its warrior-oriented mindset to a service-oriented one. I

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Almethen, Abdullah K. M. K. "Exposing institutional influences on entrepreneurship among Kuwaiti youth." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/16046.

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This research focuses on the influence of institutions on entrepreneurship among Kuwaiti youth. It aims to capture the role played by institutions on youth entrepreneurship at the backdrop of a dampening ‘spirit’ for it. This research is currently very important due to various economic and geo-political factors leading to an economic downturn, which has led to the need for entrepreneurial ventures. It reviews and consolidates concepts and factors purported to facilitate and increase entrepreneurship for the benefit of the society and economy of Kuwait. This research uses a social constructioni

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Ghachem, Montasser. "Essays in Evolutionary Game Theory." Doctoral thesis, Stockholms universitet, Nationalekonomiska institutionen, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-132433.

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Evolutionary game theory tries to explain the emergence of stable behaviors observed in human and animal societies. Prominent examples of such behaviors are cooperative and conformist behaviors. In the first part of the thesis, we develop a model of indirect reciprocity with institutional screening to study how institutions may promote cooperative behavior. We show that cooperation can emerge if screening institutions are sufficiently reliable at identifying cooperators. The second part presents a large-population learning model in which individuals update their beliefs through time. In the mo

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Paviera, Carmelo. "Three studies on institutional entrepreneurship in the informal economy : a grounded theory approach." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/31448.

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The informal economy represents a large segment of the economic activities in emerging economies but still remains a puzzling phenomenon. In particular, research emphasising the organising processes of firms within the informal economy is scant. Weak formal institutions, conflicting institutional centres and large levels of economic inequality contribute to the development of informal entrepreneurship in emerging economies. Yet, an understanding of the links between institutional incongruence and economic exclusion as facilitating mechanisms of informal entrepreneurship remains limited. Furthe

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Erk, Can. "A theory of congruence : federalism and institutional change in Belgium and Germany." Thesis, McGill University, 2001. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=37649.

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The main focus of this study is on the question of why political institutions change. By extension, the study is also about explaining and predicting the direction of change. Put simply, the study postulates that political institutions will change in order to be congruent with the society.<br>Change is analysed within the context of two federal structures, the Federal Republic of Germany and Belgium. During the same time period from 1949 to 1993, one transformed from a unitary state into a loose federation while the decentralised federation consolidated and became central. The puzzle which the

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Lake, David William. "Institutional entrepreneurship in organizational fields in Hong Kong : a grounded theory approach." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.624187.

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Crombie, Neil Alan. "Institutional Logics of Corporate Governance and the Discourse on Executive Remuneration." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Accounting and Information Systems, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/8202.

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Purpose: This PhD research examines how two different institutional logics of corporate governance have shaped the discourse on executive remuneration. Corporate Logic implies executives are intrinsically motivated and will act in the best interests of shareholders as long as their total remuneration is competitive and fair. On the other hand, Investor Logic implies executives are extrinsically motivated (opportunistic) and will only act in the best interests of shareholders if short- and long-term incentive schemes are designed appropriately. Approach: The research has an interpretive meth

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Mokwena, Thapelo Gabriel. "Institutional reforms : a catalyst for liabilities of foreignness in emerging markets." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/22775.

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This research was motivated by the desire to understand how regulatory reforms affect the task environment in an emerging market. Regulatory reforms in emerging markets have been used amongst others to correct market failures, increase competition or grow economic sectors. However, on occasion unintended consequences arise from these interventions leading to “liabilities of foreignness” for some of the entities operating in the institutional environment. To this end, this study aimed to establish if these effects were prevalent in the South African mining environment by studying two cases of c

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