Institutional Theory, New

Objectives This study examined the educational policy research based on the theory of new institutionalism and analyzed the trend of educational policy research applying the new institutionalism perspective from 2013 to 2021 to provide the direction of future educational policy research. Methods For this purpose, 58 studies using the new institutionalism perspective were selected as the subjects of analysis through three stages of literature research method and the trends were analyzed by opening related research materials. In the first stage, the analysis criteria were selected by examining the preceding studies related to the trend of education policy research applying new institutionalism. In the second stage, the related papers were investigated with the keywords ‘new institutionalism’ and ‘education’, and then the educational policy research materials were classified according to the analysis criteria. In the third stage, each research was analyzed according to the analysis area and standards. Results As a result of the study, educational policy research applying the theory and concept of new institutionalism has been actively conducted so far, and there have been many studies using integrated analysis frameworks emphasizing interest in institutional change and the role of actors. In terms of research topics, 58 papers from 2013 to 2021 were conducted evenly in the whole of educational policy studies based on new institutionalism. In terms of research methods, educational policy research has been conducted mainly on literature research, and qualitative research has gradually increased since 2013, but the proportion of quantitative research and mixed research has been relatively low. Conclusions The new institutionalism theory can be a useful approach to analyze educational policy, and it can increase the explanation power of the theory if it is applied to the education policy research after highlighting the issues of the analysis theory by grasping the issues and limitations of the theory.

The aims of this study is to explore the financial and managerial accountability of public sector and its institutionalization. The process of institutionalization was comprehended through the perspective of New Institutional Theory (NIT). The Type of this research is qualitative approach using a case study in The Government of Jombang in Indonesia. The New Institutional Theory (NIT) in organizational studies is related to the fact that the structure of an organization is influenced by the social environment where it is located. Organization has a function to maintain its existence through the process of adaptation or institutionalization. Symptoms of isomorphism occurs where the formal organization similar to the environment through the mechanism of coercive, normative and mimetic. On financial accountability, coercive and normative mechanisms seem to be the most dominant. While on managerial accountability, the coercive mechanisms is the most dominant. Decoupling behavior emerges as a response of the organization in addressing changes in financial and managerial accountability. The response shown in the process of institutionalization of financial accountability is acquiescence and compromise strategy. While, managerial accountability tends to use acquiescence and avoidance strategy. Financial accountability has been institutionalized in everyday practice of organization members. Meanwhile, managerial accountability, is a mere formality for compliance with regulations (ceremonial administrative). The results showed that the mechanism of Reward and Punishment (RNP) from the central government supports the process of institutionalization of accountability.

New institutional approach to collaborative forest planning on public land: Methods for analysis and lessons for policy

For the past two decades, many developing countries have begun to experiment with results-oriented reforms to make their governments more competitive. However, very few studies explore the question of the applicability and appropriateness of Western-oriented reforms in non-Western contexts. Based on theories of new institutionalism and institutional logics, this article examines some of the organizational, cultural, and political assumptions that are implicit in Western-styled reforms; how they may conflict with the institutional contexts of many developing countries; and how the conflicts may impact reform strategies and results. The article then recommends how future comparative research can focus more on inter-institutional layering problems. It also suggests a few hypotheses for future empirical works that are interested in exploring further the dynamics between institutional gap, implementation strategies, and leadership characteristics of results-oriented reforms.

Although the COVID-19 pandemic was not Nigeria’s first encounter with a global health crisis, it profoundly disrupted nearly every sector of society. This study focuses on Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, offering insights into how the pandemic unfolded within the state. Utilising a qualitative methodology that combines content analysis of newspapers with anonymised interviews, framed by New Institutionalism Theory (NIT), this research reveals how the pandemic’s peak intensified tensions between state administration and health officials, alongside public controversies regarding the distribution and use of palliative measures. Our findings highlight the importance of prioritising public needs and ensuring that government actions align with this priority for effective crisis management during large-scale public health emergencies.

In recent years, information technology and society have experienced a number of changes in the world. Many of these changes have set up the establishment of organizations through the net and they are known as Virtual Organizations. This paper presents a view of the future changes in Educational Systems in terms of organization and institution into Virtual Organizations. Development and implementation of a platform to the use of new technologies are not enough to be considered competitive, as functional framework which limits the regulations of these Virtual Organizations is required. This position lies on the New Institutionalism theory, as a method that allows an interdisciplinary approach to the organizations on the net.

PurposeThis study explores the impact of green supply chain integration (GSCI) on enterprise performance (EP) from an organizational capability perspective. Additionally, this study investigated the mediating effect of ambidextrous green innovation (AMGI) and the moderating effect of green legitimacy (GL).Design/methodology/approachThis study followed a five-step systematic review of the literature to ensure the auditability and repeatability of the concept development process: (1) formulation of the question, (2) research area orientation, (3) selection and evaluation of research literature, (4) data analysis and synthesis and (5) reporting and application of results.FindingsThis study clarified the concepts and dimensions of four relevant variables and, based on the organizational capability theory (OCT), ambidextrous innovation theory (AIT) and new institutional theory (NIT), explained the interactions among these variables and proposed a conceptual framework. In addition, an agenda for future research has been suggested.Originality/valueThis study provides a new direction for future GSCI research and practice in emerging economies. Enterprises should focus on developing GSCI capabilities to promote its positive impact on enterprise performance through AMGI adoption. Moreover, they must emphasize the acquisition of GL, which provides a certain degree of security, to realize the benefits of AMGI.

This paper examines the presence of corruption in Malaysia’s civil service despite formal reforms such as the Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA) 2010 and the National Anti-Corruption Plan (NACP) 2019-2024. The literature posits that cultural norms, such as deference to authority and group conformity, play a critical yet understudied role. Using New Institutional Theory (NIT), this paper conceptually explores the interplay between formal institutions and unspoken cultural routines. Through thematic analysis of existing literature, NIT highlights how cultural norms may inadvertently sustain corruption, advocating for greater integration of cultural perspectives in institutional reform strategies for effective governance.

Objective To analyze the motives and tactics of township health centers (THC) to participate in the countywide medical communities of Shandong province. Methods Such tools as the new institutionalism, rational choice and social network theories, as well as the constituent ratios and Pearson correlation coefficient of data were used in a survey in August 2018 with managers of 264 THCs in Shandong. It aimed to learn from the respondents their motives, tactics, and behaviors to participate in such communities. Results Theoretical analysis of the results found that their participation was bound by both institutional environment and technical environment. For example, compliance tactics, accompanied by efficiency, was adopted to cope with stress from institutional environment. Exploratory tactics, accompanied by legitimacy, was adopted to cope with stress from technical environment. The figures showed 87.5% of 264 THCs investigated participated in such communities, and their main motives were in turn to follow government requests (86.1%) and to seek development opportunities (69.7%). The critical criteria of partner selection were in turn technological level (83.5%) and matching of resources (77.9%). Of 231 THCs which participated in the communities, 95.2% joined in countywide medical communities, and 28.6% participated in other forms of medical alliances. Conclusions THCs showed high organizational convergence in their participation, and adopted diversified strategies of participation in medical alliance. Key words: Rural health services; Medical community; Participating motives; Institutional environment; Technical environment

Using ethnographic and archival data within the context of “X- fit”—an emerging organization in a nascent extreme fitness market segment—this study seeks to understand how multiple organizational identities are enacted and whether they provide benefits or constraints for an emerging organization’s quest for legitimacy. Prior research in the entrepreneurship literature predicts that multiple organizational identities will be harmful to emerging organizations because stakeholders become confused by contradictory identity messages and consequently penalize the organization. Conversely, other research demonstrates that when organizations are faced with conflicting environmental demands multiple organizational identities help organizations reach varied interest groups and garner greater levels of legitimacy. This study reveals that emerging organizations can utilize a legitimate “conformist identity” to balance an illegitimate “rebellious identity.” This approach allows them to escape the pitfalls of categorical ambiguity by achieving notoriety from illegitimacy while attracting stakeholders from more traditional categories. Initial findings report that organizational actors maintain these contradictory identities through two mechanisms: the use of humor and ambiguity that prevent the direct comparison of oppositional identities, and stratification and unification structures that reinforce both identities’ importance.

The article examines the features of a comparative analysis of interest groups and lobbying. This is a relatively new trend for political sociology and comparative politics that only begins to gain theoretical and methodological outlines. Nevertheless, despite the fact that the comparative analysis of interest groups and lobbying has gone beyond the scope of American political science and American studies, the scientific community still lacks understanding what should be the basis of the research. The variables for comparative analysis that are proposed in this paper are based on the revision of Gabriel Almond’s views, as well as on the concepts that have been used in the study of lobbyism in the last two decades. The author shows that Almond’s approach to comparative analysis of interest groups and interest groups systems has not lost its acuteness, but it requires actualization in the current stage of political systems’ development. As a result, the author proposes the following variables: types of interest groups systems, the interrelationship of interest groups with the party system, the interaction of interest groups with bureaucracy, the influence of interest groups on public opinion, their role in public policy, the processes of lobbying institutionalization, types of strategies used by interests groups in interaction with authorities. This set of criteria covers the most part of theoretical and methodological spectrum of comparative studies of interest groups and lobbying which are conducted by different scientists in different countries. The article aims to show that a more comprehensive and in-depth comparative analysis of interest groups and lobbying brings new opportunities for studying contemporary political processes under the conditions of changing institutional, social and economic environment of the society.

<p>The thesis makes two primary contributions. The first is in the provision of a comprehensive historical account of the events, personalities and environment that formed the policy for the taxation of retirement savings in New Zealand and Australia. This historical account is analysed through institutional frameworks to explain the antecedents that have resulted in the retirement savings taxation policy outcomes that exist in the two countries at the present time. The second key objective of the research, in using institutional theory to assist with the first objective, is to provide some insights into the utility of institutional theory, and historical institutionalism in particular, in this comparative case study. The different retirement savings policies that were implemented in the mid to late 1980s in New Zealand and Australia have resulted in substantially different levels of retirement savings in each country. New Zealand s retirement savings figures and participation in occupational superannuation are among the lowest in the OECD. Conversely, Australia now has the fourth largest managed fund pool in the world, and the largest in Asia. Australian retirees can expect to have an income of 70 - 80 per cent of their final retirement income, after 40 years of Superannuation Guarantee participation. Retiring New Zealanders, assuming National Superannuation continues unchallenged, will receive a minimum of 60 - 65 per cent of the average wage. The difference in standard of living that these amounts will support is significant. Retiring Australians will be advantaged with some relationship between their pre-retirement and retirement income. This is a benefit many retiring New Zealanders will not receive. The research findings indicate that the key independent variables highlighted in this research (the environment, institutions, power and ideas) contribute a contestable explanation to the policy directions adopted in each country. The thesis argues that the concept of ideas is the key dimension that shaped the retirement savings taxation policy in the 1982 to 1992 period in New Zealand and Australia. The use of a coherent ideology facilitated the communication of a consistent world view in both countries, and provided a set of established ideas to support the direction adopted. This assisted with validation for trade-offs incurred in the policy process. The investigation of institutional factors highlighted the lack of potential for interest groups to make their voices heard. Conversely, the privileging of certain interest groups, those aligned with the prevailing ideas, was also prevalent. The institutions with the strongest influence on the policy process were those that, through historical events or historical opportunity, had preferences that were aligned with the state. This case study indicates that historical institutionalism has less utility for the study of a more detailed component of policy, rather than broader structural policy reform, as typically used in other studies. Thus, it is suggested that the utility of historical institutionalism may be reflected by the level of detail both undertaken in the research and desired from the research output. The indication that historical institutionalism may have greater utility for larger case study analyses may have application for future research.</p>

<p>The thesis makes two primary contributions. The first is in the provision of a comprehensive historical account of the events, personalities and environment that formed the policy for the taxation of retirement savings in New Zealand and Australia. This historical account is analysed through institutional frameworks to explain the antecedents that have resulted in the retirement savings taxation policy outcomes that exist in the two countries at the present time. The second key objective of the research, in using institutional theory to assist with the first objective, is to provide some insights into the utility of institutional theory, and historical institutionalism in particular, in this comparative case study. The different retirement savings policies that were implemented in the mid to late 1980s in New Zealand and Australia have resulted in substantially different levels of retirement savings in each country. New Zealand s retirement savings figures and participation in occupational superannuation are among the lowest in the OECD. Conversely, Australia now has the fourth largest managed fund pool in the world, and the largest in Asia. Australian retirees can expect to have an income of 70 - 80 per cent of their final retirement income, after 40 years of Superannuation Guarantee participation. Retiring New Zealanders, assuming National Superannuation continues unchallenged, will receive a minimum of 60 - 65 per cent of the average wage. The difference in standard of living that these amounts will support is significant. Retiring Australians will be advantaged with some relationship between their pre-retirement and retirement income. This is a benefit many retiring New Zealanders will not receive. The research findings indicate that the key independent variables highlighted in this research (the environment, institutions, power and ideas) contribute a contestable explanation to the policy directions adopted in each country. The thesis argues that the concept of ideas is the key dimension that shaped the retirement savings taxation policy in the 1982 to 1992 period in New Zealand and Australia. The use of a coherent ideology facilitated the communication of a consistent world view in both countries, and provided a set of established ideas to support the direction adopted. This assisted with validation for trade-offs incurred in the policy process. The investigation of institutional factors highlighted the lack of potential for interest groups to make their voices heard. Conversely, the privileging of certain interest groups, those aligned with the prevailing ideas, was also prevalent. The institutions with the strongest influence on the policy process were those that, through historical events or historical opportunity, had preferences that were aligned with the state. This case study indicates that historical institutionalism has less utility for the study of a more detailed component of policy, rather than broader structural policy reform, as typically used in other studies. Thus, it is suggested that the utility of historical institutionalism may be reflected by the level of detail both undertaken in the research and desired from the research output. The indication that historical institutionalism may have greater utility for larger case study analyses may have application for future research.</p>

Teaching and Learning Guide for: Framing Latina/o Immigration, Education, and Activism

PurposeAlthough there has been a surge in the adoption of building information modelling (BIM) in the construction industry, the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling and perceive its adoption as risky. The SMEs in developing economies are especially on the disadvantaged side of the digital divide. Extant studies have focused on large firms and there are scanty studies on the influence of the external environments on BIM adoption in SMEs. Thus, this study espouses institutional theory (INT) to examine the influence of coercive, mimetic, and normative pressures on BIM awareness and adoption in SMEs.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative approach was employed, and data were collected from the Nigerian construction SMEs via an empirical questionnaire survey using a sequential stratified and convenient sampling method. Hypothesized relationships between the coercive, mimetic, and normative pressure and BIM in SMEs were empirically tested using the partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) technique and the model was validated with the “PLSpredict” procedure.FindingsThe results revealed that coercive and mimetic pressures significantly influence BIM adoption in SMEs while normative pressures have the strongest influence on BIM in SMEs. Also, BIM awareness is an important predictor of BIM adoption. The findings also shed light on the influence of firmographics on BIM awareness and adoption in Nigerian SMEs.Originality/valueThe study empirically validates the applicability of INT and highlights that BIM adoption is not only influenced by internal responses to the need for efficiency but also by external pressures. It implies a clear need for intentional isomorphic pressures in driving BIM adoption in SMEs. The study employs the INT to explain a phenomenon that has not been theoretically explored in the context of SMEs in developing economies. Lastly, the study provided valuable insights into driving BIM adoption, together with the effective practical implications for implementation and potential research areas for further studies.