From isomorphism to institutional work: advancing institutional theory in sport management research

From Institutional Research to Information Management: A changing paradigm for institutional researchers in higher education

Globalisation has altered the nature and complexity of the operating environment for higher education. Universities, in turn, have needed to become even more complex organisations than they had previously been – needing to become increasingly corporate in their approaches and increasingly entrepreneurial in outlook. One aspect of the changes that are occurring in universities concern the growin...

Institutional Repository Sport - related ankle injuries attending

Introduction: This study investigated the sport-related ankle injuries attending an accident and emergency (A&E) department during a one-year period. Methods: A total of 1,715 sports injuries cases attending an A&E department from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005 were prospectively recorded. Details of each classified case were recorded in a computerized record system by the triage nurse. At ...

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CHAPTER 2 Institutional Theory

Although most political sociologists and political scientists nowadays either consider themselves or are deemed “institutionalists,” key differences remain among major schools of institutionalism (see reviews in Pierson and Skocpol 2002; Amenta 2005). In this chapter, we review sociological institutionalism, historical institutionalism, and political institutionalism. We discuss their similarit...

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