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'Institutionalized Organizations: Formal Structure as Myth and Ceremony', American Journal of Sociology, 83, pp. 340-63.
W. Richard Scott
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O relato integrado e a responsabilidade social da empresa no contexto da economia social
Abstract: ...................................................................................................................................... iii Dedicatória .................................................................................................................................. iv Agradecimentos .......................................................................................................................... v Lista de Abreviaturas e Siglas .................................................................................................. vi Índice .......................................................................................................................................... vii Índice de Quadros e Tabelas ...................................................................................................... x Índice de Figuras e Gráficos .................................................................................................... xii Introdução .................................................................................................................................... 1 1. Apresentação e fundamentação da investigação .................................................................... 1 2. Objetivo e estrutura do estudo ................................................................................................. 1 Capitulo I – Da responsabilidade social à economia social ................................................... 3 1. Preliminar ................................................................................................................................. 3 2. A responsabilidade social enquanto conceito aberto e em construção ................................... 3 2.1. Evolução histórica ........................................................................................................... 3 2.2. Diferentes abordagens doutrinais do conceito e objetivos da responsabilidade social das empresas ........................................................................................................................... 5 2.3. As vertentes da responsabilidade social ........................................................................ 9 3. O sector da economia social como sector socialmente responsável .................................... 11 3.1. O conceito de economia social ..................................................................................... 11 3.2. A relevância da economia social em Portugal .............................................................. 13 3.2.1. Inovação social e empreendedorismo social nas EES ................................................. 13 3.2.2. Gestão e liderança nas EES ......................................................................................... 15 3.2.3. Avaliação do desempenho e sustentabilidade ............................................................. 15 4. As associações mutualistas enquanto entidades de economia social .................................. 17 4.1. Preliminar ...................................................................................................................... 17 4.2. Conceito de associação ................................................................................................ 18
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Divine Development: Transnational Indian Religious Organizations in the U.S. and India
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‘Who am I and if so, how many?’ Notes on the myth of leadership authenticity
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Organizational Culture Gone Awry: The Double-Edged Sword of Ambiguity
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