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Showing 1 to 20 of 49 for “"resource dependency"”.
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ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES IN THE BRAZILIAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES: A CASE STUDY OF THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARA
… in Brazil is the development of alternative resources generated from entrepreneurial activities in order to supplement the lack of government funding for higher education. This study analyzes this issue, addresses questions about the creation of private institutions that provide fiscal …
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The paradox of prosperity in China: the interplay among entrepreneurs, government, and venture capitalists at initial public offering
… Enterprise Market Board” in China. Drawing on resource dependency, multiple agency, and signaling theories, together these three essays aim to develop new theories and provide empirical insights into initial public offering of new ventures in the Chinese context.
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Purchasing Power: The Effects of Foreign Investment on Political Development in Kazakhstan
… heavy investment in the oil industry generated resource dependency concerns. The regime later began to exert control over the oil industry through renegotiated contracts and legislative changes. This enriched and empowered the regime. As a result, Kazakhstani presidentm Nursultan Nazarbayev, was …
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EXPLORING NATURAL RESOURCE SCARCITY MITIGATION APPROACHES IN SUPPLYNETWORKS
… their manufacturing operations due to unexpected resource availability issues. This has led to growing scrutiny on the sustainable use of natural capital, requiring firms to incorporate natural resource scarcity (NRS) risks into their operational strategies. However, as demonstrated in the review …
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Impact of web metrics on news decisions
… their work and attract advertising. Grounded in Resource Dependency Theory and System of Professions theory, this comparative case study of two divergent news organizations sought to identify how degree of pursuit of audience metrics affects the nature of an organization’s journalism. The study …
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The impact of board processes on board role performance and effectiveness: An empirical study of UK listed companies
… (agency, stakeholder, stewardship and resource dependency) and board processes (cohesiveness, cognitive conflict, affective conflict, communication quality, effort norms, trust and the use of knowledge & skills) to board effectiveness via three mediating variables, board control role, …
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The impact of board processes on board role performance and effectiveness: An empirical study of UK listed companies
… (agency, stakeholder, stewardship and resource dependency) and board processes (cohesiveness, cognitive conflict, affective conflict, communication quality, effort norms, trust and the use of knowledge & skills) to board effectiveness via three mediating variables, board control role, …
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Community college funding: Environmental and institutional influences
… colleges, we explore the implications of resource dependency theory for mission differentiation between dual-funded and state-funded colleges. Research question two studies the influences of state demographics, economics, politics and college governance on state and local appropriations. …
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Organizational Complexity, Plan Adequacy, and Nursing Home Resiliency: A Contingency Perspective
… a contingency framework of complexity theory, resource dependency, systems theory, and network theory. Distinct sample moments quantified causal relationships between organizational complexity (A), plan adequacy (B) and resiliency (C). Primary and secondary research data were collected from …
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A Study of the Relationship Between Revenue Sources and Undergraduate Students' Graduation Rates at Public Research Universities
… impact on research universities' revenue resources in the future. Driving the demand is a perceived lack of institutional productivity. Undergraduate students' graduation rates represent one product of public research universities. States have already latched onto these rates as a measure …
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Governance and human development in Sub-Saharan Africa
… interrelationship between governance, democracy, resource dependency, and human development in Africa. Specifically, the Human Development Index (HDI) and six governance indicators from the WGI database are employed to estimate a dynamic panel model on forty-eight sub-Sahara African countries …
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Performance Measurement and Research Practices in Higher Education-Focused Philanthropic Organizations
… principal agency theory, institutional theory, resource dependency theory, stewardship theory and culturally responsive, equitable and inclusive practices and outcomes theory (CREI).
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Encouraging the Arts through Higher Education Institutions: Arts Policy Implementation in Virginia
… operation of performing arts centers. Framed by resource dependency theory and rational choice institutionalism, this research sheds light on the motivations of actors contributing to the arts policy field in a resource-scarce environment. Evidence suggests that public higher education …
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Three essays on the influence of state policies on transfer enrollment at 4-year institutions
… at 4-year institutions through a framework of resource dependency using data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Panel data models with institution and year fixed effects revealed that after accounting for past values of state appropriations, transfer enrollments …
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The impact of Proposal A on two Michigan school districts
… between fiscal federalism, governance, and resource dependency theory and application of those findings to data relevant to the two districts in northern Michigan. This study is unique in its narrowed focus and structural specificity.</p>
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Unlocking Organizational Potential for GIS Collaboration in Higher Education
… goals. This dissertation applies the Resource Dependency Theory (RDT) to identify and define the challenges faced by GIS instructors, examining how they navigate these barriers by leveraging internal and external resources necessary to support student learning. The study aims to …
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International Joint Venture (IJV) Control Design: A Case Study of an Emerging Market IJV
… identified in the literature. This includes resource contribution and bargaining power, previous experience of the IJV managers, knowledge transfer, trust-building, environmental uncertainty, and institutional forces. In contrast to findings from existing studies, this study also reveals that …
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Stakeholder accounting : the case of the electricity industry in England and Wales
… have won or lost. Further, institutional and resource dependency theories are used to consider what factors determine the relative success or failure of the different stakeholder groups. Finally the possible implications of recent developments in Social Accounting Standards, such as the Global …
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Social Resilience in Cornish Fishing Communities
… influences may include natural changes in resources and resource dependency resulting in the loss or depletion of community livelihoods associated with a decline in fishing activities (Brookfield, 2005; Marshall, 2007a), issues of tourism driven change and notions of ‘community’. Four …
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Capturing a gendered transformation in society through corporate disclosures
… Institutional Theory(Meyer and Rowan, 1977) and Resource Dependency Theory (Pfeffer and Salancik, 1978). By adopting triangulation in both theory and methodology, findings indicate that workplace gender equality disclosures dominate within the reports, followed by disclosures empowering females …
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