Institutional Transformation and Changing Networking Patterns in China

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 303-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianjun Zhang ◽  
Wei Zhao ◽  
Yanlong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Firm Growth ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
The State ◽  
Institutional Transformation ◽  
Network Ties ◽  
Institutional Embeddedness ◽  
Network Investment ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACTDrawing insights from the institutional embeddedness perspective, this article explores the changing patterns and significance of two types of strategic networking along with the institutional transformation in China. Using two-wave survey data on Chinese private firms, we find that after the state relaxed its control of resources the importance of networking with the state tends to decline, while ties with market actors become increasingly important. Determinants of network investment have shifted from managers’ perceived importance of different types of network ties to a firm's immediate institutional environment. Finally, the impact of networking on firm growth has also altered over time. These findings advance our understanding of the crucial role of the institutional environment in shaping firms’ networking strategies and have important theoretical and practical implications.

scholarly journals The role of the factors determining national character in building civil society

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (69) ◽  
pp. 774-795
Author(s):  
Serhii O. Komnatnyi ◽  
Oleg S. Sheremet ◽  
Viacheslav E. Suslykov ◽  
Kateryna S. Lisova ◽  
Stepan D. Svorak
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
The State ◽  
National Character ◽  
The Political ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Mechanism Of Impact ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
The Impact

The article deals with the mechanism of impact of sociopsychological phenomena such as the national character and the political mentality in the construction and functioning of civil society. It aims to show the impact of climate, religion, and the perception of happiness on the state of civil society through details of a national nature. The main research method is to compare data from global research on the state of civil society with data from climatic conditions, dominant religions, and happiness indices. The article proves coincidently that these factors are reflected in such essential characteristics of civil society as "openness" and "closed-mindedness". The interaction between the national character and the construction of civil society has two stages. It is concluded that the results obtained are important to evaluate the prospects for the construction and development of civil society in different countries and regions of the world. Further research in this direction involves the study of other aspects of the impact of national character and political mindset on the functioning of civil society.

scholarly journals Le rôle des entreprises et leurs comportements sur la stabilité du système financier

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-103
Author(s):  
Farelle Yandza Ikahaud ◽  
Mohamed El Haddad
Keyword(s):  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Financial System ◽  
The State ◽  
Scientific Interest ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Impact

Investment determines the sustainability and prosperity of an economy. The paper seeks to (1) give an overview of the roles of companies on the stability of the financial system, based on existing theoretical and empirical work; and (2) to highlight the reasons which expose them to the non-application of their duties against the State. For this purpose, a bibliometric analysis using the Direct Science database was employed. The results of the analysis allowed us to study the search trend by analyzing the distribution of publications, authors, types of publications and fields of research and also showed that the themes of the study are of great scientific interest because of the surge in the number of publications on the role of companies over the last ten years averaging 76.3 per year while 1,690 were on the impact of company behaviour on the stability of the financial system.

THE ROLE OF COURT DECISIONS FOR ASSESSING THE STATE OF LEGALITY BY PROSECUTORS IN THE CUSTOMS SPHERE

2021 ◽  
pp. 12-16
Author(s):  
Т.Ю. Изгагина
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Court Decisions ◽  
The Impact

В статье рассмотрено влияние судебных решений на состояние законности в таможенной сфере, а также роль судебных решений для прокуроров при проведении оценки состояния законности. The article considers the impact of court decisions on the state of legality in the customs sphere, as well as the role of court decisions for prosecutors when assessing the state of legality.

THE ROLE OF STATE PROGRAMS IN FORMING THE EXPENDITURE PART OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET

2021 ◽  
pp. 21-29
Author(s):  
Svetlana Yu. Pavlova ◽  
Nikita V. Geroev
Keyword(s):  
Federal Budget ◽  
Specific Weight ◽  
The State ◽  
Actual Data ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Predominant Role ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
State Programs ◽  
The Impact

The article analyzes the structure of state programs financing, provides actual data on federal budget expenditures for several years. On the basis of actual data, the predominant role of state programs in forming the budget system expenditures in the Russian Federation is shown. On average, in 2014-2019, the share of expenditures on state programs was 51.5%. In 2019, the share of expenditures for implementing the state programs in the structure of federal budget expenditures was about 61%. The relevance of the topic showing the impact of state programs on the federal budget expenditures is caused by the fact that in modern conditions, implementation of state programs contributes to harmonious developing certain life spheres in the Russian society and helps the state to direct budget funds more specifically for certain purposes within the areas of state programs implementation. The predominance of state programs gives the state the opportunity to allocate federal budget funds purposefully, as well as it provides an opportunity for the state to finance the main policy directions. Using the methods of comparison, calculation of the specific weight and others, the results are obtained that enable us to draw the following conclusions: the change in the amount of federal budget expenditures and the amount of expenditures on state programs is not proportional, that is why the share of expenditures on implementing the state programs in each period under study is different, but still makes about half of the total amount of expenditures.

The changing role of children’s charities delivering early intervention services

2020 ◽  
pp. 145-176
Author(s):  
Alison Body
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
The State ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Early Intervention Services ◽  
Changing Environments ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Changing Role ◽  
Preventative Services

In chapter 6 we explore the impact of commissioning and policy changes on early intervention and preventative services for children delivered by the charitable sector. The definition of early intervention and preventative services is highly contested and politicised within policy and commissioning processes. This reflects an ongoing debate regarding the shifting paradigm of prevention. As the commissioning narrative has developed, there has been an overall disengagement between the voluntary sector providers and State. As the charitable sector is increasingly exposed to intensifying marketization, polarisation of relationships increases. We identify here three ‘types’ of organisational responses to this ever-changing environments; conformers – those charities who align themselves close to the State and regularly reinterpret their mission to fit State logic; the outliers – those charities which reject State approaches to early intervention and seek to deliver services completely independently of the State; and the intermediaries – those charities which walk between conformity and dissent, working with the State when necessary or too their advantage, and walking away when not. We discuss how these types fundamentally alter children’s charities perspectives and experiences of commissioning and the impact this has on their wider work.

Female feticide: the role of national health mission in India

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Arti Sharma ◽  
Sushanta K. Mishra ◽  
Arunava Ghosh ◽  
Tuhin Sengupta
Keyword(s):  
Change Management ◽  
Sex Determination ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Female Child ◽  
The State ◽  
Male Child ◽  
Cultural Dimension ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

Learning outcomes The learning outcomes are as follows: to understand the cultural and ethical dimensions revolving around the issue of female feticide; to apply the lens of institutional theory with respective change management measures; and to analyze and evaluate the impact of such intervention programs such as Beti Bachao Beti Padhao in the context of emerging economies such as India. Case overview/synopsis This case attempts to highlight the innovative and effective governance approach by the Government of Rajasthan (India) and, in particular, the State Health Assurance Agency to curb the menace of female feticide and the rising cases of abortion and sex determination in an attempt to favor a male child. The case concentrates on mainly three dimensions of Indian societal ecosystem, namely, the grave concern of preference of male child over female child leading to widespread cases of female feticide in different states in India with specific focus on the state of Rajasthan; the role of cultural dimension which primarily drives such preferential treatment in rural and urban areas in India; and the importance of using effective policy measures in monitoring various activities, introduction of incentive schemes to patients for preventing sex determination and promoting the birth of female child. Complexity academic level This case can be used as a teaching material in the Public Policy course – Social Welfare and Health Policy, Policy interventions, organization theory and change management at the Graduate/MBA level. Supplementary materials Teaching notes are available for educators only. Subject code CSS 10: Public Sector Management.

scholarly journals Understanding self-organization and formal institutions in peri-urban transformations: A case study from Beijing

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 287-303
Author(s):  
Shuhai Zhang ◽  
Gert de Roo ◽  
Ward Rauws
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Current Debate ◽  
Formal Institutions ◽  
Rural Village ◽  
Urban Transformations ◽  
The Impact

This article explores the mechanisms of urban self-organization and the role of formal institutions in shaping peri-urban areas. A case study of Gaobeidian, a former rural village that is now part of Beijing, examines the mechanisms of change and the interdependent relations between institutions and bottom-up initiatives that drive peri-urban transformations. The paper presents two main contributions: (1) it identifies the differences between government-controlled planning, shared governance, self-governance and self-organization and how these intertwine in urban transformations; (2) it proposes three distinct roles played by institutions in relation to self-organization: triggering, constraining and enabling. The empirical study of this Chinese case will enrich the current debate on planning for self-organizing cities by revealing the impact of, and the various responses to, self-organization dynamics in a hierarchical institutional environment.

scholarly journals Does Institutional Embeddedness Promote Regional Enterprises’ Migration? An Empirical Analysis Based on the “Double Transfer” Strategy in Guangdong, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 2908
Author(s):  
Rongjun Long ◽  
Wei Lang ◽  
Xun Li
Keyword(s):  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Negative Binomial Regression ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Institutional Embeddedness ◽  
Future Policy ◽  
Urban And Regional Development ◽  
The Impact

Against the background of globalization, institutional embeddedness has become an important theoretical tool to understand the changes in regional economic patterns. This paper starts by discussing the theory of location choice of enterprises and then uses the statistical method of negative binomial regression to analyze the impact factors of enterprises’ transfer from the perspective of institutional embeddedness by taking Guangdong Province, China, as a case study area. It was found that informal institutional factors such as the same language, the same industry, and geographical proximity have significant positive effects on the transfer of regional enterprises. Formal institutions such as counterpart assistance are the core driving force of enterprise transfer, while traditional economic factors such as cost comparative advantage have no significant impact on the transfer of regional enterprises. This research shows that the transfer of regional enterprises is greatly influenced by the current regional institutional environment. Therefore, it is important for future policy makers to consider the regional institutional environment and to deepen regional institutional embeddedness to advance urban and regional development.

scholarly journals ‘Vindictiveness on Account of Colour’?: Race, Gender, and Class at the English Divorce Court, 1872–1939

Genealogy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Ginger Frost
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
People Of Color ◽  
Mixed Marriages ◽  
Men Of Color ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Violent Men ◽  
Racially Mixed ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Effective Representation

This article uses 116 divorce or separation cases involving people of color between 1872 and 1940 to interrogate the role of the state in adjudicating racially mixed marriages in Britain. These examples demonstrate the rising population of imperial subjects within the U.K., but also that marital cases could reverse in-migration, due to embarrassment and expense for all parties. In addition, gender and class factors limited the impact of race in the court. Men’s advantages in bringing cases overcame some racial prejudices, and rich men, whatever their color, could hire effective representation. Race only impacted divorce cases when women could play on stereotypes of violent men, or when men of color were co-respondents and thus broke up homes. Still, the number of undefended cases limited the influence of race in most divorce suits.

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