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What is Institutional Theory

Chapter 6
Harmonizing Global Efforts in Meeting Sustainable Development Goals
Analyzes the role of formal & informal institutions (rules, norms, cultures) in shaping PPP implementation.
Published in Chapter:
Advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Through Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)
Siriyama Kanthi Herath (Clark Atlanta University, USA), Laksitha Maheshi Herath (New York University, USA), and Marlissa Jones Phillips (Clark Atlanta University, USA)
Copyright: © 2024 |Pages: 27
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-2758-6.ch006
Abstract
This chapter discusses public-private partnerships (PPPs) and the role they play in sustainability development. It emphasizes the PPP's role in speeding up sustainable development using good governance, active participation across all stakeholder groups, and fulfilling legal and sector-specific standards and requirements. It offers a viewpoint on PPPs as crucial collaborative tools that promote sustainable development while encouraging the preservation of good governance, active stakeholder engagement, and adherence to ethical standards to guarantee their success. The contributions of PPPs to SDGs fulfillment are analyzed by secondary literature review and real case examples.
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Chapter 4
Green Marketing and Stakeholder Perceptions
This theory proposed that the institutional environment could mainly effect the development of formal structures in an organization, often more profoundly than market stresses.
Published in Chapter: Green Marketing and Stakeholder Perceptions; From: Handbook of Research on Waste Management Techniques for Sustainability
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International Integration and Corporate Governance Practices in Russia
A theory that studies formal and informal governance structures within societies.
Published in Chapter: International Integration and Corporate Governance Practices in Russia; From: Handbook of Research on Global Business Opportunities
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Norms, Practices, and Rules of Virtual Community of Online Gamers: Applying the Institutional Theoretical Lens
Is a theory that examines how an individual uses his social process to accustom himself in an organization that has its own norms, practices, rules, and conventions.
Published in Chapter: Norms, Practices, and Rules of Virtual Community of Online Gamers: Applying the Institutional Theoretical Lens; From: Handbook of Research on Serious Games as Educational, Business and Research Tools
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Sustainable Warriors Unleashed: Unravelling the Triggers of Eco-Enthusiasm in a Developing Nation's SMME Community
Elucidates the processes through which consensus is established regarding sustainability, as well as the development and dissemination of sustainability concepts and practices within organisations.
Published in Chapter: Sustainable Warriors Unleashed: Unravelling the Triggers of Eco-Enthusiasm in a Developing Nation's SMME Community; From: Advanced Intelligence Systems and Innovation in Entrepreneurship
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Social Forces that Influence Health IT Use Behavior of the Elderly
In this paper, Institutional Theory is defined as the guidelines for social behavior in the form of accepted structures, schemas, rules, norms, and routines influenced by other members of the collective network of actors.
Published in Chapter: Social Forces that Influence Health IT Use Behavior of the Elderly; From: Handbook of Research on Healthcare Administration and Management
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Critical Reflections of Faculty Using TILT in Classrooms at a Historically Black University
Is a theory derived from sociology and organizational studies, which seeks to explain how different institutional and organizational structures come into existence, and how rules, norms and routines formulated within these structures become accepted as appropriate social behavior and code of conduct.
Published in Chapter: Critical Reflections of Faculty Using TILT in Classrooms at a Historically Black University; From: Integrating Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT): An Effective Tool for Providing Equitable Opportunity in Higher Education
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Patient Portal Acceptance by the Elderly: Explained by the Elaboration Likelihood Model and Social Heuristics
In this paper, Institutional Theory is defined as the guidelines for social behavior in the form of accepted structures, schemas, rules, norms, and routines influenced by other members of the collective network of actors.
Published in Chapter: Patient Portal Acceptance by the Elderly: Explained by the Elaboration Likelihood Model and Social Heuristics; From: Handbook of Research on Optimizing Healthcare Management Techniques
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A New Useful Tool or a Further Misunderstood Obligation?: Perceptions on the LG Consolidated Report
Theory that analyse the processes, including schemes, rules, norms, routines, shared values and culture, by which practices become established as authoritative.
Published in Chapter: A New Useful Tool or a Further Misunderstood Obligation?: Perceptions on the LG Consolidated Report; From: Handbook of Research on Modernization and Accountability in Public Sector Management
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How Does Terrorism Change the Business Landscape for Firms?: A New Framework for Analyzing Risks
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Sustainable Development Through Corporate Social Responsibility of Public Sector Banks in India
The market strategy tools whereas institutional theories observe markets socially entrenched within a larger field of social networks, corporate affiliations, and political regulations.
Published in Chapter: Sustainable Development Through Corporate Social Responsibility of Public Sector Banks in India; From: Strategies and Approaches of Corporate Social Responsibility Toward Multinational Enterprises
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Adapting the Structurationist View of Technology for Studies at the Community/Societal Levels
Institutional theory attends considers the processes by which structures, including schemas, rules, norms and routines, become established as authoritative guidelines for social behavior. It examines how these elements are created, diffused, adopted, and adapted over space and time; and how they fall into decline and disuse.
Published in Chapter: Adapting the Structurationist View of Technology for Studies at the Community/Societal Levels; From: Handbook of Research on Contemporary Theoretical Models in Information Systems
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