The Institutionalist Theory of Institutional Change Revisited: The Institutional Dichotomy in a More Formal Perspective [PDF]
The Theory of Institutional Change as elaborated by Paul D. Bush (1983, 1987) in the tradition of Thorstein Veblen, Clarence Ayres, and John F. Foster (“VAFB paradigm”) provided a central device for institutional analysis, both theoretical and empirical,
Wolfram Elsner
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Institutioning and Community Radio. A comparative perspective [PDF]
In recent years, designers have pointed to the role of institutioning, the way in which design processes and institutions are mutually shaped, constrained and enabled. This paper seeks to expand this discussion to the field of grassroots communities, a concept that enlightens the intersection between geographic communities and communities of interests ...
Cibin, Roberto+2 more
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O PROCESSO DE ADAPTAÇÃO ESTRATÉGICA DA FACULDADE CAPIVARI: UMA PERSPECTIVA HISTÓRICA INTERPRETATIVA
The present work approaches the organizational strategic adaptation process in the University of Capivari – FUCAP, private institution of higher education, identifying which were and how they structural changes developed in the period between 2001 and ...
Ana Paula Matias+4 more
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IN SEARCH OF A MEASURE OF EFFECTIVENESS FOR INTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTIONS: AN INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Internal auditing (IA) effectiveness is still viewed, to large extent, as a “black box” in academic research. In this article, relevant empirical studies based on self-assessments of internal auditors and on other stakeholders’ perspectives are reviewed ...
R. Lenz, Gerrit Sarens, K. Jeppesen
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Electronic Payment Systems Development in a Developing Country: The Role of Institutional Arrangements [PDF]
This paper examines the institutional arrangements in the development of Nigeria’s electronic payment system (EPS) using a new institutional economics (NIE) perspective.
Avgerou+39 more
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A historical perspective on informal institutional and international entrepreneurship
In this paper, a historical perspective is taken to investigate the variations in institutional and international entrepreneurship that occur throughout Africa.
Jiawen Chen, Linlin Liu
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The existing literature explains well how dual urbanization promotes land development and spatial expansion in China, but few studies have examined the emergence of state-led and village-led land development by measuring the urban expansion ratio from ...
Jinkun Yang, Zhouqian He, Haitao Ma
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SUGARCANE FARMERS IN EAST JAVA: INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT PERSPECTIVE
In 1930’s decade, Indonesia was recognized as one of the great sugarproducing  countries  in  the world.  Sugarcane  is mostly  grown  in  East  JavaProvince.
Rukavina Baksh, Ahmad Erani Yustika
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Staged Thyroidectomy: A Single Institution Perspective [PDF]
BackgroundThe increasing use of intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) in thyroid surgery has revealed the need to develop new strategies for cases in which a loss of signal (LOS) occurs on the first side of a planned total thyroidectomy.ObjectivesThis study reviews the experience of the authors in using IONM for planned total thyroidectomy after LOS on
Hoon Yub Kim+10 more
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International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) Adoption: An Institutional Perspective
This study seeks to examine the factors that influence the adoption of ISAs, intending to stimulate establishing a responsible and efficient auditing regime in Libyan auditing practice, shedding light on challenges in auditing practices in the North ...
Ahmed Eltweri+2 more
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