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The iron cage revisited: Institutional isomorphism and collective rationality in organizational fields (Chinese Translation)
Paul DiMaggio,Walter W. Powell +1 more
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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.Abstract:
What makes organizations so similar? We contend that the engine of rationalization and bureaucratization has moved from the competitive marketplace to the state and the professions. Once a set of organizations emerges as a field, a paradox arises: rational actors make their organizations increasingly similar as they try to change them. We describe three isomorphic processes-coercive, mimetic, and normative—leading to this outcome. We then specify hypotheses about the impact of resource centralization and dependency, goal ambiguity and technical uncertainty, and professionalization and structuration on isomorphic change. Finally, we suggest implications for theories of organizations and social change.read more
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La décision de détention d'actifs liquides : motivations et conséquences : le cas des entreprises cotées au SBF 250
El Ouazzani,Mohammed Adil +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluate theories explicative ducomportement accumulateur de liquidites des entreprises and testerempiriquement ces theories on a set of 202 entreprise francaises cotees.
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Transfer and institutionalisation of corporate governance practices: Asia-Pacific subsidiaries and joint ventures of United Kingdom listed multinational companies
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors considered the transfer and institutionalisation of a corporate governance practice to the Asia-Pacific subsidiaries and joint ventures of two UK listed MNEs, which is a risk based system of internal control (RBSIC).
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Les fonctions de l'évaluation des services publics locaux par la satisfaction des usagers, entre apprentissage et discipline
TL;DR: In this paper, a quoi sert l'evaluation des services publics locaux par la satisfaction des usagers? Telle est la question a laquelle cette these tente d'apporter des elements de reponse.
Social innovation in poor places: organizational and institutional work in developing and sustaining an entrepreneurial third sector organization
TL;DR: The Keystone Development Trust as mentioned in this paper is a development trust that was created to deliver holistic solutions to entrenched social problems and achieving financial sustainability through enterprise (rather than public subsidy) within three years.
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U of T Works Because We Do! Neoliberalism, the Social Economy, and the University of Toronto
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used a social economy framework as an innovative lens to critically evaluate the University of Toronto and found that the institution has not lived up to the potential that it has for being a powerhouse leader of the Canadian social economy.
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