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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Institution Theory"”.
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An institutional perspective on management accounting change in the public sector : a case study from Canada
… employs an interpretive perspective and draws on institution theory as a theoretical framework. The concept of loose coupling and insights from the literature on professions were also employed in the explanation-building process for the case. This research contributes to institution theory and the …
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CEO selection from an institutional perspective: A longitudinal research study determining changes in chief executive profiles and labor markets
… has changed over time. This projects adopts an Institutional Theory perspective to predict whether the field of chief executives has become more professional, or occupational, over time, and whether the traits of CEOs have become more similar as predicted by institutional isomorphism. Lastly, …
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Investigating the factors driving adoption of RPA in South African banking: a qualitative analysis
… (TOE) framework, extended with Institution Theory, as a lens to structure an approach in organising RPA adoption factors in an extensive literature review on the phenomenon. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the interview data that was collected. Themes were aggregated and …
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An investigation into the issues influencing the adoption of e-business within the Portuguese subsidiaries of the pharmaceutical industry
… the cognitive mapping and the notion of institutional theory of organizational communication (ITOC) to the ICT field in order to understand the perspectives and social relationships amongst the key actors involved in the process of e-business adoption. The adopted conceptual lens helps us …
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Beggars Can't Be Choosers or the Refugee as a Moral Agent?
… archeology and genealogy of discourse, 3) Mauss' theory of gift-exchange in the third party setting, 4) Goffman's total institution theory on stigma and identity, and 5) moral perceptions created by a discourse based on agency, reciprocity, solidarity, and hope.</p><p> Discursive analysis affirms …
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Accumulation model processes of human suborbital space transportation industry emergence
… innovation, sociology, economic sociology, and institution theory. A functional goal innovation development theory, referred to as the accumulation model, states that many organizations, from both the public- and private-sectors, collect and accumulate resources in three major social functions. …
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Developing an Integrated Model to Support Effective Customer Relationships Management Implementation within the Private Sector of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
… an integrated mix of case study and Grounded Theory as a research strategy. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and documentation, which was then analysed using Grounded Theory data analysis. The findings showed that adoption of CRM in the KSA revealed some additional CSFs to …