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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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The practice of innovation: The role of institutions in support of Non-Wood Forest Products
Alice Ludvig,Giulia Corradini,Marelli Asamer-Handler,Davide Pettenella,Verónica Verdejo,Silvia Martínez,Gerhard Weiss +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the role of institutions in the development of non-wood forest products (NWFPs) in three European regions and show that institutions can also be part of the innovations themselves.
Dissertation
On being a doctor in an acute NHS hospital trust: a classic grounded theory
TL;DR: Triangulation, in this study was not for confirmation but richness; if data from any of the three sources were relevant then it would earn its place in the emerging theory.
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Decoupling Corporate Social Orientations: A Cross-National Analysis
Abstract: This study examines the variations in corporate social orientations (CSOs) across developed and developing countries in the context of a legitimacy threat. Conceptualizing CSO as signals, the author develops and validates a seven-code index of CSO that identifies executive orientations toward multiple stakeholders. Using this index on CEO shareholder letters from the United States, Germany, and India, the author finds that firms signal a multi-stakeholder image toward employees, communities, and environment during good times to enhance their social license to operate, and yet such signals are not carried through during the threat period. This disconnect in signaling in the wake of a legitimacy threat is indicative of decoupling in corporate orientations and exposes the multi-dimensionality of the CSO concept. By adding a cross-national and temporal dimension, this research contributes toward better understanding the complexity behind CSOs and opens new areas for future research.
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Multiple Decoupling in the Adoption of Accounting Tools
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the different forms of decoupling taking place in organisational departments as an accounting tool is adopted at the departmental level and reveal that when responding to policy adoption, different departments will decide to comply or decouple depending on their specific agendas.
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Auditors’ perceptions of the implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in a developing country
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the impediments of IFRS implementation in a developing country from 1998 to 2014 based on auditors' perceptions and documentary analyses, and suggest that policy makers should focus on several factors to implement IFRS effectively, including low audit fees, lack of qualified accountants, a lack of interest in IFRS by managers of some companies, a culture of secrecy, and a family-based private sector.
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