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Agents, actors, actorhood : institutional perspectives on the nature of agency, action, and authority /
National governments are increasingly sharing the stage with many other forms of empowered social actors and authoritative players. Worldwide, alongside governmental bureaucracies, we witness the proliferation of non-for-profit and voluntary associations, business organizations and corporations, civ...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bingley, UK :
Emerald Publishing,
2019.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Research in the sociology of organizations ;
v. 58. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; AGENTS, ACTORS, ACTORHOOD; AGENTS, ACTORS, ACTORHOOD: INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE NATURE OF AGENCY, ACTION, AND AUTHORITY; Contents; List of Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I: OVERVIEW; Chapter 1: The Proliferation and Profusion of Actors in Institutional Theory; 1. Introduction; 2. The Proliferation of Actor and the Profusion of its Meanings; 3. Relating to and Explaining the Real World; 4. Theoretical Themes in the Volume; 5. Contributions in the Volume; References; PART II: CONSTRUCTION OF ACTORS
- Chapter 2: What Difference does it Make? An Institutional Perspective on Actors and Types ThereofIntroduction; 1. The Social Construction of Actors; 1.1. Actor Concepts in the Social Sciences; 1.2. From Academic Discourse to Social Practice; 2. Further Theorizing: Individuals, States, and Organizations; 2.1. Individuals; 2.2. States; 2.3. Organizations; Summary; References; Chapter 3: School Principals as Agents: Autonomy, Embeddedness, and Script; 1. Introduction; 2. The Notion of Embedded Agency; 3. Data and Methods
- 4. Findings: Embedded Agency as Professional Role Identity of School Principals4.1. Sense of Agency; 4.1.1. What Are the Meanings Assigned to Agency?; 4.1.2. Domains of Agency; 4.1.3. What Is the Meaning Assigned to Embeddedness?; 4.1.4. Domains of Embeddedness; 4.2. Embedded Agency as Orientation; 4.2.1. Agency-Context Orientation; 4.3. Typology of Embedded Agency; 4.3.1. Forms of Embedded Agency; 4.3.2. Juxtaposing Types of Embedded Agency and Practice; 5. Discussion: School Principalship as Scripted Agency; References; Chapter 4: Me and My Avatar: Acquiring Actorial Identity
- 1. Introduction2. A World of Games; 3. Applying the Analytical Frame to a Legal System; 4. Case Studies; 4.1. Apple's Avatars; 4.2. Bitcoin; 5. Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Beyond Service Provision: Advocacy and the Construction of Nonprofits as Organizational Actors; Introduction; Public Charities as Advocacy Organizations; Rationalization and Advocacy; Collaboration and Advocacy; Marketization and Advocacy; Data and Methods; Dependent Variable and Model Specification; Organizational Rationalization; Cross-sector Collaboration; Marketization; Control Variables; Results
- Discussion and ConclusionReferences; Chapter 6: Constructing the Consultant as a Legitimate Actor: The Role of Active Clients in Universities; Introduction; Consultants as Actors in German Universities; Consultants as Actors; The Case of German Universities; Active Clients as Potential Providers of Legitimacy; Roles of Active Clients; Interpretative Patterns of Active Clients and Institutional Logics; Method; Findings; The Logic of Academia in Universities and the Legitimization of External Consultants