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Beyond Bloodlines: A Review of Succession Planning and Generational Continuity in African Family Businesses

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents a systematic review of 107 peer‐reviewed articles on succession planning in African family businesses, offering a conceptual reframing of succession as an institutionally embedded process rather than a discrete managerial task. Moving beyond proceduralist and Eurocentric paradigms, the review integrates institutional theory,
Augustine Okeke
wiley   +1 more source

The contribution of the humanities to the theory and practice of public administration in the 21st century

Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract This Forum Article integrates a range of four contributions which are all underpinned by the conviction that the rediscovery of the humanities may be beneficial to the field of public administration. The first piece examines the contribution that philosophy, as a key discipline of the humanities, can provide to the field of public ...
Edoardo Ongaro, Wolfgang Drechsler, Fabienne Maron, Albert Meijer, Hiroko Shimada‐Logie, Michele Tantardini   +5 more
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Förskoleklassens institutionella kulturer

Utbildning & Demokrati, 2020
Based on the assumption that teachers are policy actors, this study aims to identify the meanings given to the preschool class’s institutional cultures in teachers’ articulations about the preschool class.
Lina Lago, Sven Persson, Helena Ackesjö
doaj   +1 more source

The New Institutionalism and Africa [PDF]

Journal of African Economies, 2012
Artículo de revista El nuevo institucionalismo y África Obtenga acceso Robert H. Bates, Robert H. Bates * aDepartamento de Gobierno, Universidad de Harvard *Autor correspondiente: Robert H. Bates. Correo electrónico: rbates@latte.harvard.edu Buscar otros trabajos de este autor en: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Steven A. Block, Steven A.
Robert H. Bates, Steven Block, Ghada Fayad, Anke Hoeffler   +3 more
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‘FROM GHETTO TO HABITUS FACTORY’ ROMA CAMPS IN ITALY: An Empirical Extension of Loïc Wacquant's Theorization

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article we apply Wacquant's conceptualization of the ghetto to an analysis of interviews conducted with Roma people living in the state‐enforced camps of Turin, Italy. We illustrate how the elements characterizing a ghetto according to Wacquant (i.e.
Vincenzo Romania, Tommaso Bertazzo
wiley   +1 more source

Corporate social responsibility: a myth? The example of the 'Round Table Codes of Conduct' in Germany [PDF]

, 2004
This paper is concerned with why and how multinational companies (MNCs) voluntarily engage in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), especially in social standards. The first part describes the prevailing perspectives on the CSR debate. Then, with the
Hiss, Stefanie
core  

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO ‘ACCEPT’ URBAN SHRINKAGE? A Comparative Analysis of Discursive Pathways to Policy and Action on Shrinking Cities in the Netherlands and Finland

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Shrinking cities are increasingly drawing global attention, but urban shrinkage is seldom considered as an enduring structural condition necessitating a move beyond growth‐centric strategies. The focus often remains on mitigating symptoms rather than embracing the broader implications of long‐term decline. Understanding of what drives decision‐
Marjan Marjanović, Johanna Lilius
wiley   +1 more source

Can Historical Institutionalism Explain the Reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy? [PDF]

Romanian Journal of European Affairs, 2012
Historical institutionalism, one of the three variants of new institutionalism, has been largely employed by scholars to explain the development of one of the first policies developed at the European level, namely the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP ...
Nicoleta Lăşan
doaj  

Lowest Common Denominator: Explaining Multilateral Bargaining Over Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems Regulation

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) have the potential to dramatically alter modern warfare and reshape global power differentials. Despite the strong rationale for negotiating global rules, consensus on whether and how to regulate LAWS has yet to be reached.
Johannes Geith
wiley   +1 more source

Power, norms and institutional change in the European Union: the protection of the free movement of goods [PDF]

, 2003
How do institutions of the European Union change? Using an institutionalist approach, this article highlights the interplay between power, cognitive limits, and the normative order that underpins institutional settings and assesses their impact upon the
Alston L.J., Armstrong K., Aspinwall M.D., Bardach E., Bulmer S., Crozier M., Dimitrakopoulos D.G., ECJ, Genschel P., Gohler G., Gohler G., Gohler G., Hall P.A., Kerremans B., Krasner S.D., Krasner S.D., Kratochwil F.V., Levi M., Louis J.-V., Lowi T.J., Lowi T.J., March J.G., March J.G., March J.G., March J.G., March J.G., Mattera A., Merton R.K., Muller P., Nedelmann B., North D.C., Orlandini G., Page E.C., Pierson P., Pierson P., Pollack M.A., Powell W.W., Pressman J.L., Rideau J., Sandholtz W., Schneider G., Simon H.A., Skowronek S., Starck C., Steinmo S., Waschkuhn A.   +45 more
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