...-governmental organizations (NGOs) Forced labor Modern slavery Means-ends decoupling Policy-practice decoupling Institutional theory Forced labor—a severe form of labor exploitation often discussed under the umbrella of “modern slavery”—remains deeply entrenched and a “grand challenge” in today's...

... rights only Gender Diversity Equity Inclusion Formal institutions Informal institutions Institutional theory During the 2024 Democratic National Convention, former United States (US) presidential candidate Hillary Clinton referenced the “highest, hardest glass ceiling” in the US...

... Genovese can be contacted at: a.genovese@sheffield.ac.uk 31 10 2023 19 04 2024 07 06 2024 16 06 2024 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Circular economy Supply chain integration Institutional theory Sustainable...

... 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Institutional theory Institutional logics Vaccine development Vaccine production Vaccine distribution Africa Africa has the world’s largest burden of infectious diseases, making vaccine manufacturing central to healthcare...

... Institutional theory Institutional engagement Regulative institutions Institutional uncertainty Operational capabilities Institutional capabilities Weak institutions Emerging markets After over a century of operating in Brazil, Ford Motors closed three Brazilian factories in 2021, resulting...

... procurement capabilities that are most impactful for operating effectively. Design/methodology/approach Agency theory, institutional theory and the lifecycle analysis technique are combined to abductively develop a framework to identify, analyse and compare complex procurement policies and practices...

... management strategy in such a context may be challenging. Our research investigates SC piracy through the lens of institutional theory (Meyer and Rowan, 1977 ; Powell and DiMaggio, 1991), focusing on regulative institutions. In many regions, regulative institutions reduce the uncertainty inherent in SC...

... of the first studies to address how a collaborative large project governance model becomes the norm at the institutional field level beyond the boundaries of an individual project or organization. Governance Large projects Project alliancing Case study Institutional theory Characteristic...

... 30 05 2022 02 06 2022 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Covid-19 Brexit US–China trade war Strategy development Institutional theory Supply chain design Supply chain logics Early writings...

.../methodology/approach This study employs a qualitative research design, drawing on data from semi-structured interviews with 46 owners and managers of multi-tier suppliers and 18 key informants of diverse stakeholders. Following an abductive approach, institutional theory conceptually guides the analytical...

... for supply management practices implementation since they may present potential vulnerability for buyers and lead suppliers. Originality/value This study extends the application of institutional theory and contributes to the literature on extended suppliers' supply management practices in a developing...

... of institutional theory (isomorphic pressures and decoupling behavior) to assess how different institutional forces arising from Chinese macro-level factors (market pressure, business turbulence, legal voids, carbon policy, structural-level governmental interference and guanxi with government) influence...

... of the institutional theory in the OSCM context (e.g. Huang et al., 2010 ; Westphal et al., 1997), we know very little about the influence of institutional factors on the adoption of SCI. Specifically, this study expands existing research in three ways. First, we build on the economic variant...

... and the external change agents were the drivers in shaping the improvement practices. Institutional theory Process improvement European Regions for Innovative Productivity (ERIP) Small-medium enterprise In 2013 there were 21.6 million SMEs in the European Union’s non-financial business sector which...

...Katri Kauppi Purpose – Increasing empirical evidence suggests organizational actions are not always driven by economic efficiency considerations, contrary to the rational decision making viewpoint dominant in the field. Institutional theory, examining the causes of isomorphism within...