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Showing 1 to 20 of 247 for “"institutional theory"”.
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Institutional theory of naive money
In the first chapter, I propose a theoretical framework to elucidate how capital from unsophisticated investors (naive money) is associated with fund performance dynamics. In the framework, when naive money invested in a fund exceeds the ideal amount for the manager's skill, it leads funds to …
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Innovation and tradition: towards an institutional theory of religion
… of theories and to suggest that same form of 'institutional' theory would form a base for a more satisfactory theory of religion. Consideration is given to William James' and Alasdair McIntyre's accounts of religion and the implications of these for the roles of innovators. A case study of …
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Institutional Theory and Cross-National Differences in International Market Selection for Direct Selling
… market selection (IMS) literature by using institutional theory to develop conceptual links between country level factors of market attractiveness and IMS. More specifically, this study examines the extent to which institutional theory and cross national differences can predict attractive …
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Perceptions About Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance in Thailand: An Institutional Theory Perspective
… from relevant stakeholders; (iii) by identifying institutional factors that influence a taxpayer’s propensity to engage in tax evasion and tax avoidance; and (iv) by studying the motives behind the introduction of a new tax evasion legislation (the Revenue Code Amendment Act (No.45), B.E.2560 …
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Corporate Social Innovation and Intrapreneurship in South Africa Through the Lens of Institutional Theory
… documents and was analysed through the lens of institutional theory. This theoretical perspective enables an examination of the intrapreneurship process as an engagement with the elements of social structure that are present in organisations and the broader social systems around them. It sheds …
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Adoption of advanced management accounting practices in Gulf Cooperation Council countries : insights from institutional theory analysis
… Cooperation Council countries: Insights from institutional theory analysisThis study investigates the adoption of advanced Management Accounting Practices (MAPs) in GCC countries and helps fill the gap in understanding of developments in management accounting in that region. Drawing on (NIS), …
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The foreign direct investment behaviour of Chinese firms : does the 'new institutional theory' approach offer explanatory power?
… the effect of the domestic and international institutional environments on the determinants, investment strategies and behaviour of Chinese MNEs. Particular emphasis is given to the role of cross-border business and social networks. To address these objectives a novel framework, termed the …
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The microfoundations of institutional theory and discourse of professionalism: The case of physicians, medical scribes, and electronic health records
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-05-01
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An Examination Of The Service-learning Program At A Comprehensive University Through The Lenses Of Program Theory And Institutional Theory
… service-learning from multiple perspectives. Institutional theory provided a framework for examining the influence of the environment on the conceptualization, adoption, and implementation of service-learning. Program theory was used to identify and analyze the program's conceptual …
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Applying institutional theory to the study of the multinational enterprise : parental control and isomorphism among personnel practices in American manufacturers in Japan
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1994.
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Convergence and Divergence: Comparative Analysis of Procedural Rule Changes of the Hong Kong and Singapore International Arbitration Centers within the Framework of Neo-Institutional Theory
… patterns of convergence and/or divergence is neo-institutional theory. Under this theory, organizations in any given field become homogenous over time through three possible mechanisms: coercive isomorphism, mimetic isomorphism, and normative isomorphism. My research design and methodology involve …
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Crisis Management in the Delivery of Women's Reproductive Health Care: Responding to Social Activism
… work done in business and society by employing institutional theory to examine organizational responses to social activism. This work examines how womens' reproductive healthcare facilities have responded to anti-abortion activism. Institutional theory, coupled with the crisis management …
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The role of accounting control systems in the show caves in Greece.
The thesis uses the New Institutional Theory of Sociology (Di Maggio and Powell, 1983, 1991) to examine how accounting informs decision making in the Greek show caves. The study focuses on four show caves selected out of the eight main shows caves operating in Greece. Three of the studied caves are …
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Context and change in management accounting and control systems: A case study of Telecom Fiji Limited
… aid agencies and customers). The thesis draws on institutional theory while raising questions as to how to refine and extend institutional theory. This theory has often been associated with institutional embeddedness (stability). The social constructivist approach helps to incorporate agency and …
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Management accounting system changes : a case study of a family controlled bank
… of MAS changes. The study extends the use of institutional theory in examining possible influences shaping the overall process of MAS changes and how MAS changes are transmitted between a group and component subsidiary firms. Thus, by adopting a single case study organisation with multiple …
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The Social Construction of CSR: A Relational View on The Role of CSR Consultants in South Korea
… under which CSR is socially constructed and institutionalized. Existing research that links CSR and institutional theory has mainly focused on macro-institutional determinants and cross-national variations in CSR adoption and practice. Further, while increasing research has explored the …
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Financial inclusion : the role of financial system and other determinants
… in shaping financial inclusion, based on institutional theory. The design of the study takes account two lacunae in our current understanding of this topic. Firstly, despite the fact that the financial inclusion literature is voluminous, it is perhaps surprising that relatively little …
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Fostering virtue among autorickshaw drivers in Sri Lanka: a case study of an urban sharing institution
… using the theories of MacIntyrean Virtue Ethics, Institutional Theory and Algorithmic Management, explores the MacIntyrean Virtues-Goods-Practice-Institution Framework and Institutional Work strategies in a non-western context among autorickshaw drivers transiting to roles in a prominent …
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Strategy management process in higher education: a case study on a Malaysian public university
… This has been apparent in the conformity to the institutional rules. In the context of a Malaysian university, the institutional rules are produced by the government. In line with this, institutional theory is found pertinent for the development of the conceptual framework in the study. The …
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The duality of corporate political activity: impact of institutions on lobbying and campaign contributions
… is a need to pay more attention to social and institutional environments that are likely to affect corporate political activity. Thus, I build upon the institutional theory to investigate how corporate political activity as strategic, self-interested behavior is affected by various …
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