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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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Influence of Internal Organizational Factors and Institutional Pressures on Construction Firms' Performance
Hassan Fehan,Osaro Aigbogun +1 more
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The economic impact of deficient anti-money laundering program to a multinational bank
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Comprendre la transformation institutionnelle et structurelle d'un système de service public urbain qui devient smart : une approche néo-schumpétérienne pour comprendre l'innovation technologique et institutionnelle dans les systèmes de service
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The influence of global, country and firm-level governance on social and environmental reporting: Evidence from developing countries
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the influence of global, country and firm-level governance on social and environmental reporting (SER) in developing countries from the institutional perspective using the Bloomberg ESG disclosure, worldwide governance indicators, and other databases for 45 developing countries.
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Occupational Health and Safety in the Design and Manufacture of Workplace Plant
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine how Australian firms that designed and manufactured workplace plants addressed occupational health and safety (OHS), and the factors shaping their responses to OHS, including their compliance with OHS legal obligations.
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