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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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Theory in public procurement research
Anthony Flynn,Paul K. Davis +1 more
TL;DR: The role of theory in public procurement research has been examined in a systematic literature review as discussed by the authors, which found that 29 percent of articles are theoretically grounded, with the incidence of theory having increased in recent years.
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In Search of the High Road: Meaning and Evidence:
TL;DR: In this paper, the ILR Review is celebrated for the 70th anniversary of its publication, highlighting important research themes that have been featured in the journal over its many yea... years.
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Fashioning an Industry: Socio-cognitive Processes in the Construction of Worth of a New Industry
TL;DR: In this paper, a study of the high-end fashion industry in India examines the process of construction of the worth of a new industry and finds that framing by early entrepreneurs and the socio-cognitive processes that resulted from the transactions of field-constituents with the new industry constructed the value of the industry.
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Field and Ecology
Sida Liu,Mustafa Emirbayer +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a theoretical comparison between field and ecology, as developed by Pierre Bourdieu and the Chicago School of sociology, is made, while field theory and ecology share similar concepts.
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Disabled students' experiences of higher education in Sweden, the Czech Republic, and the United States : a comparative institutional analysis
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate how the institutional context shapes students' experiences of unequal access to higher education and find that students with disabilities face obstacles in their encounters with higher education.
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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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TL;DR: In this paper, a systematic review of the literature on theory building in management around the five key elements of a good story is presented, namely conflict, character, setting, sequence, and plot and arc.
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An Institutional Theory perspective on sustainable practices across the dairy supply chain
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Overcoming distrust: How state-owned enterprises adapt their foreign entries to institutional pressures abroad
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