...Elham Dayani Gabr Abadi; Nasim Raftari; Vahid Shahabi Purpose This study aims to identify, evaluate and prioritize technological and managerial criteria for smart city development in developing countries, using Tehran as a case study. Grounded in institutional theory, it proposes a hybrid MCDM...

...”. The next segment to the right is labeled “Late Majority”. The rightmost tapering segment is labeled “Laggards”. Each label appears directly above or near its corresponding section of the curve and is shaded in a different color. In addition to conceptualising CE adoption using an institutional theory...

... in the same field to adopt these elements into their formal structure to maintain their legitimacy (Tolbert and Zucker, 1983). Institutional theory is a prominent theory in organisational studies which is often used to explain the role of institutions in shaping behaviours, practices and organisational...

.../approach The authors conducted 15 semi-structured interviews with stakeholders experienced in the deployment of PSS and CE in housing projects. Analysis used deductive coding, guided by institutional theory’s regulative, normative and cultural-cognitive pillars, followed by inductive coding development...

.... Drawing on institutional theory, this research explores how external environmental factors, political factors, economic factors, social factors, technological factors, environmental factors and legal factors (PESTEL), influence mental health management indicators that contribute to positive mental health...