Despite serious challenges to the identity of Catholic health institutions in the United States, both Church and society should continue to see them as privileged places of moral discernment. This discernment occurs in “institutional conscience,” namely, a dialogue among all those authorized to act on the institution’s behalf about institutional actions, for example, medical interventions. The ...

In the context of China's "going out" policy and Belt Road Initiative, it is necessary to study source country disadvantages suffered by multinational enterprises in emerging economies process internationalization. Based on previous research, this article systematically reviews formation mechanisms disadvantage from perspectives institutional theory, organizational identity, resource-based theo...

This paper examines the role that political institutions play in inducing or subduing ethnic identification. I provide a formal model of ethnic identification as a function of institutional design and social context that focuses on one question: what kinds of institutions will induce individuals to identify with the state rather than along ethnic lines? Among other things, the model offers pred...

Colleges and universities provide academic and social opportunities for undergraduates. They also provide a context for students to explore romantic and sexual relationships, and to learn about sexuality. The menu of sexual learning opportunities provided by a college might be referred to as its erotic curricula. To understand if institutional cultures matter for the sexual development of young...

Abstract This paper offers a historical analysis of organizational identity development at particular Dutch university, the Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam. Our contributes to discussion on what factors contribute maintenance and evolution. Whereas literature suggests rather straightforward development, with national institutional governance arrangements offering more autonomy providing signi...