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'Institutionalized Organizations: Formal Structure as Myth and Ceremony', American Journal of Sociology, 83, pp. 340-63.
W. Richard Scott
- pp 493-516
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The article was published on 2016-12-05. It has received 992 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Ceremony.read more
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Institutional influence on HRM practices in equitised state owned enterprises in Vietnam
TL;DR: A court may impose penalties and award damages in relation to offences and infringements relating to copyright material as mentioned in this paper, and higher penalties may apply, and higher damages may be awarded, for offences and inferences involving the conversion of material into digital or electronic form.
Dissertation
The effects of audit firm and partner industry specialisation and corporate governance on audit quality and earnings quality
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the effects of industry specialist auditors and corporate governance on audit quality and earnings quality, and found that audit firm industry leadership plays a more important role than audit partner industry leadership in promoting higher earnings quality as evidenced by lower discretionary accruals, lower accrual estimation error and lower likelihood of reporting a profit.
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The realpolitik of nuclear risk: When political expediency trumps technical democracy
Hiro Saito,Sang-Hyoun Pahk +1 more
TL;DR: In recent years, a growing number of researchers in science and technology studies have begun to examine the relationship between science and politics as mentioned in this paper, and they focus on citizen participa cation.
In pursuit of the “right” student : a case study in assessing the effectiveness of enrolment management in shaping a first-year class
TL;DR: In this article, a quasi-experimental methodology was employed to describe actual academic and engagement outcomes of students identified by different admission decision making models at the University of British Columbia (UBC), located in Vancouver, Canada.
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Réformes de l’enseignement supérieur et carrière des universitaires français : Choisir entre recherche de légitimité et recherche de plaisir pour construire son parcours professionnel
TL;DR: In this article, the authors defend l'existence de contradictions et/ou d'ambiguites dans les regles offre aux individus the possibilite d'interpreter ces dernieres and leur donne la liberte de les suivre ou non.
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Country-level institutions, firm value, and the role of corporate social responsibility initiatives
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The Means and End of Greenwash
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An Institutional Theory perspective on sustainable practices across the dairy supply chain
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the role of supermarkets in the development of legitimate sustainable practices across the dairy supply chains and found that the dominant logic appeared to be one of cost reduction and profit maximization.
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Overcoming distrust: How state-owned enterprises adapt their foreign entries to institutional pressures abroad
TL;DR: This paper found that state-owned enterprises adapt mode and control decisions differently from private firms to the conditions in host countries, and these differences are larger where pressures for legitimacy on SO firms are stronger.