Figure 6
The diagram is divided into three main sections labeled “MACRO”, “MESO”, and “MICRO”, with a central area labeled “Institutional field”. At the top center, a dashed oval labeled “Institutional field” contains two stacked boxes. The upper box reads “Formal (regulatory)” and below it a multi-sided polygon reads “State, business, market, professional, religious, society logics ellipses”. Beneath this appears another box labeled “Informal (normative and cultural-cognitive, Ubuntu ellipses)”. On the left side under “MACRO”, two adjacent boxes appear. The first box titled “Factors” contains the text “Environmental, social, and economic ellipses”. The second box titled “Outcomes” contains “Community outcomes or Social license to operate ellipses”. Below these boxes, a multi-sided polygon reads “Social contract, stakeholder, systems theories ellipses”. On the right side under “MESO”, two adjacent boxes appear. The first box titled “Factors” contains “Assurance-as-practice ellipses”. The second box titled “Outcomes” contains “Quantitative outcomes (for example performance) or qualitative (for example legitimacy) ellipses”. Below these boxes, a multi-sided polygon reads “Dynamic capability, Strategy-as-practice, agency, legitimacy theories ellipses”. At the bottom center, the section labeled “MICRO” contains two text blocks. The first reads “Individual behavior or actions (Effectual bricoleur, system inoculators, incremental builders, institutional agents ellipses)”. Below it appears “Individual conditions or characteristics Identity, personality, motivation, informal learning, sense-making ellipses”. On the lower left, a multi-sided polygon reads “Social identity, determination, social learning, social exchange, human capital theories ellipses”. On the lower right, another multi-sided polygon reads “Effectuation, bricolage, theory of planned behavior, knowledge spillover, agency, sense-making theories ellipses”. At the bottom left, a legend indicates dashed arrows represent “Unknown pathways” and solid arrows represent “Known pathways”. Individually labeled arrows are as follows: Arrow label A extends from the “MACRO” section across the top toward the “MESO” section. Arrow label B extends from the “Formal (regulatory)” box toward the “MACRO Outcomes” box, and also extends from the “MACRO Outcomes” box toward the “Formal (regulatory)” box. Arrow label C extends from the “Formal (regulatory)” box toward the “MESO Factors” box, and also extends from the “MESO Factors” box toward the “Formal (regulatory)” box. Arrow label D extends vertically between the “Formal (regulatory)” box and the “Informal (normative and cultural-cognitive, Ubuntu ellipses)” box within the “Institutional field”. Arrow label E extends from the “Informal (normative and cultural-cognitive, Ubuntu ellipses)” box toward the polygon theory box under “MACRO”, and also extends from that polygon theory box toward the “Informal (normative and cultural-cognitive, Ubuntu ellipses)” box. Arrow label F extends from the “Informal (normative and cultural-cognitive, Ubuntu ellipses)” box toward the polygon theory box under “MESO”, and also extends from that polygon theory box toward the “Informal (normative and cultural-cognitive, Ubuntu ellipses)” box. Arrow label G extends downward from the “Institutional field” toward the “MICRO” section. Arrow label H extends downward from the “MACRO” section toward the lower left polygon theory box. Arrow label I extends downward from the “MESO” section toward the lower right polygon theory box. Arrow label J extends vertically between “Individual conditions or characteristics” and “Individual behavior or actions” within the “MICRO” section.Future research pathways. Source: Authors’ own work