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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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Integrating Dialectical and Paradox Perspectives on Managing Contradictions in Organizations
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Impact of quality management on green innovation
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Scrutiny, Norms, and Selective Disclosure: A Global Study of Greenwashing
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Strategic Silence: Withholding Certification Status as a Hypocrisy Avoidance Tactic
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TL;DR: The authors examine why organizations that obtain prominent certifications may at times elect not to publicize them, drawing on the impression management literature, and argue and show that concerns about beacons are legitimate.
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Algorithms in practice: Comparing web journalism and criminal justice:
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compare how algorithms are used and interpreted in two institutional contexts with markedly different characteristics: web journalism and criminal justice, and find that there are surprising similarities in how web journalists and legal professionals use algorithms in their work.
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