.... The interviews were transcribed, and the study employed an abductive, thematic analytic approach. Theoretically, the study draws on strong structuration theory in conjunction with institutional theory. Findings The findings reveal a sequential shift in institutional logics. Before the COVID-19 pandemic...

... analyzed using an abductive, multi-level coding strategy that integrates Transaction Cost Theory ( TCT ), the Resource-Based View ( RBV ) and Institutional Theory to explain how turbulence influences alliance formation across different phases of development. Findings The results show that market...

... Public hospitals Procurement planning Supply chain management Gauteng South Africa Institutional theory Health governance Efficient demand management is fundamental to public health supply chains, enabling hospitals to align medicine procurement with epidemiological trends, service...

... technology Institutional logics Institutional change Institutional theory Digitalism Professionalism Managerialism It is assumed that the digitalisation of healthcare will improve services, facilitate access and make services more cost-effective. However, major digitalisation projects have been...

.... This study shows that organisations can manage their perceived legitimacy in order to ensure the survival of their preferred model of service delivery. Mergers Legitimacy Community health Institutional theory Comprehensive primary health care Australia Primary health care (PHC), in its most...

... HRM in a Sub-Saharan African country. It contributes to the literature and evidence needed to guide HRM policy decisions and practices Botswana Human resource management Institutional theory Public health sector This paper seeks to understand the human resource management (HRM) practices...