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Increasing access to CAR-T therapy: a case study of an academic hospital's alternative innovation model. [PDF]

open access: yesOrphanet J Rare Dis
Ruiz AA   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Actors and Agency in Global Social Governance

open access: yes, 2015
The introduction paves the way for an actor-centred approach to global social governance. The chapter highlights the necessity to think beyond existing conceptualizations and approaches, by combining different analytical tools from social policy ...
Kaasch, Alexandra, Martens, K.
exaly   +9 more sources

The “Actors” of Modern Society: The Cultural Construction of Social Agency

Sociological Theory, 2000
Much social theory takes for granted the core conceit of modern culture, that modern actors—individuals, organizations, nation states—are autochthonous and natural entities, no longer really embedded in culture. Accordingly, while there is much abstract metatheory about “actors” and their “agency,” there is arguably little theory about the topic. This
John W Meyer, Ronald L Jepperson
exaly   +2 more sources

How actors move from primary agency to institutional agency: A conceptual framework and empirical application [PDF]

open access: yesOrganization, 2021
This article contributes to the understanding of actors and agency in the theorization of institutional work. We analyse institutional work as a specific kind of social action that involves exercising institutional agency (with an articulate awareness of
Florentine Maier, Ruth Šimša
exaly   +2 more sources

Lewin's field theory as a lens for understanding incumbent actors’ agency in sustainability transitions [PDF]

open access: yesEnvironmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 2023
Understanding incumbent actors’ behavior is one of the current key targets in sustainability transitions research. Scholars studying incumbents’ agency have demanded the inclusion of broader social-science theories that bridge different levels (i.e ...
Barbara Kump
exaly   +2 more sources

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