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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"resource dependency theory"”.
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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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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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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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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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Performance Measurement and Research Practices in Higher Education-Focused Philanthropic Organizations
… research practices are: organizational learning theory, 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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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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Capturing a gendered transformation in society through corporate disclosures
… frameworks led the analysis; Stakeholder theory (Freeman, 2010), 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 …
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Female directors on audit committees and audit quality : evidence from the UK
… the theoretical framework of combining agency theory and resource dependency theory to female directors on audit committees. Furthermore, the study supports policy-makers’ efforts towards greater presence of female directors, however, it recommends that they should also consider the public …
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Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Enrollment Management Models at Four-year Private and Public Colleges
… This study used the conceptual framework of Resource Dependency Theory for understanding the ways in which organizations respond to threats through reorganization and allocation of resources.</p><p>Quantitative methods were used to conduct this study. A survey with a 4-point Likert-type scale …
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Exploring the impact of organisational and environmental factors on the behaviour of English universities
… framework, drawn from Neo-Institutionalism and Resource Dependency theory, which seeks to understand how the internal and external contexts of organisations interact and influence the way in which they respond to pressure to change.The results of the literature review and case study demonstrated …
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The Effect of Adoption of Commercial Business Practices on Social Enterprise Performance: An Empirical Study from the UK
Drawing on the resource-based view, dynamic capability perspective, and resource dependency theory, and utilizing a sample of 164 UK social enterprises, this dissertation investigates the effects of adoption of commercial business practices on social enterprise performance. The adoption of …
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Performance-based funding: Perspectives of community college leaders’ in Texas on its influence on student success initiatives
… The theoretical framework of this study was the resource dependency theory. This collective case study was directed by four research questions. The setting for this study were two state-supported community college districts and two state-supported community colleges located in Texas. They …
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Factors That Influence Medicare Part A Beneficiaries' Length of Stay in the Nursing Home, After a Hospitalization
… background for this study was supported by Resource Dependency Theory which is a theory that contends that organizations are externally controlled by activities outside the organization such as the "free-market" economic model that predominates the nursing home industry. It was thought that …
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Constructions of Scarcity and Commodification in University Strategy: Restructuring at Virginia Tech
… The decision to concentrate organizational resources on activities designed to influence the opinions of external agents has the potential to lead organizations away from their core values and historic missions. The case study that follows documents the restructuring of Virginia Polytechnic …
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The Price of Prestige: A Study of the Impact of Striving Behavior on the Expenditure Patterns of American Colleges and Universities
… on numerous theoretical constructs, including resource dependency, theory of strategic balance, isomorphism, and Perrow’s theory of prestige in order to establish the framework for investigating institutional motivations for the pursuit of prestige. Utilizing these frameworks, this study …
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Three Essays on the Role of Corporate Governance in Firms' Spending on R&D and Controlling Earnings-Management Practices: The Role of Independent Directors’ Tenure and Network in Controlling Earnings-Management Practices; The Impact of Board Diversity on the Corporate Propensity to R&D Spending; The Association between Directors’ Multiple-Board Sittings, Tenure, Financial Expertise, and R&D Spending
… manipulation. Therefore, by building on agency theory and emphasising board monitoring, first essay investigates the role of independent directors’ tenure and connection to several boards in controlling real earnings management (REM). This study finds that independent directors elected to board …
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