...Paulina Arroyo; Lovasoa Ramboarisata; Saidatou Dicko Purpose This study aims to examine Canadian institutional investors’ interest in the political activities of their portfolio companies and the companies’ strategic responses. This study also explores the decoupling of social and political...

... from TA. This evidence aligns with the decoupling hypothesis stemming from new institutionalism. Decoupling occurs when organizations adopt new policies or structures in response to institutional pressures without changing their internal practices (Meyer and Rowan, 1977), leading to a disconnect...

... that the organizations conduct arbitration. Therefore, to deal with the conflicts inherent in such arbitration, the management must adopt a strategy appearing to be irrational and hypocritical (Brunsson, 1989). This would stem from decoupling strategies highlighted in the neo-institutional approaches. The concept...