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Isomorphism through algorithms: Institutional dependencies in the case of Facebook:

Robyn Caplan, +1 more
- 14 Feb 2018 - 
- Vol. 5, Iss: 1, pp 205395171875725
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The bureaucratic roots of Big Data and algorithms are traced to examine the institutional dependencies that emerge and are mediated through data-driven and algorithmic logics, shedding light on how organizational contexts are embedded into algorithms, which can then become embedded within other organizational and individual practices.
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Algorithms and data-driven technologies are increasingly being embraced by a variety of different sectors and institutions. This paper examines how algorithms and data-driven technologies, enacted ...

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Economy and Society

TL;DR: The four Visegrad states (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary) form a compact area between Germany and Austria in the west and the states of the former USSR in the east as discussed by the authors.

The iron cage revisited: Institutional isomorphism and collective rationality in organizational fields (Chinese Translation)

TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that rational actors make their organizations increasingly similar as they try to change them, and describe three isomorphic processes-coercive, mimetic, and normative.

Media performance : mass communication and the public interest / Denis Mcquail

Denis Mcquail
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a framework for media assessment based on the notion of objective concepts of news as information measuring objectivity and evaluate the dimension of news in the context of mass media.
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What is platform governance

TL;DR: Following a host of high-profile scandals, the political influence of platform companies (the global corporations that operate online 'platforms' such as Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, and many...
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The iron cage revisited institutional isomorphism and collective rationality in organizational fields

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that rational actors make their organizations increasingly similar as they try to change them, and describe three isomorphic processes-coercive, mimetic, and normative.
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Institutionalized Organizations: Formal Structure as Myth and Ceremony

TL;DR: Many formal organizational structures arise as reflections of rationalized institutional rules as discussed by the authors, and the elaboration of such rules in modern states and societies accounts in part for the expansion and i...

The Art in Computer Programming

Andrew Hunt, +1 more
TL;DR: Here the authors haven’t even started the project yet, and already they’re forced to answer many questions: what will this thing be named, what directory will it be in, what type of module is it, how should it be compiled, and so on.
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Critical questions for big data

TL;DR: The era of Big Data has begun as discussed by the authors, where diverse groups argue about the potential benefits and costs of analyzing genetic sequences, social media interactions, health records, phone logs, government records, and other digital traces left by people.
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Economy and Society

TL;DR: The four Visegrad states (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary) form a compact area between Germany and Austria in the west and the states of the former USSR in the east as discussed by the authors.
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