The Market Inscribed Landscape: An Institutional Logic of Food Deserts

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 344-368
Author(s):  
Jarrett Thibodeaux
Keyword(s):  
Neighborhood Effects ◽  
Economically Disadvantaged ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Food Deserts ◽  
Institutional Logics ◽  
Institutional Logic ◽  
High Demand ◽  
Grocery Industry ◽  
Location Data ◽  
Store Location

Focusing on the institutional logics of the grocery industry, this paper argues that the “neighborhood effects” of a lack of resources provided by organizations to economically disadvantaged areas are moderated by institutional logics. From the 1930s to early 1970s, the grocery industry had a logic of “economies of scale.” A new “mix–margin” logic developed after the mid–1970s: using low margins on high–demand items to gain foot traffic needed to sell high–margin items. Using company–specific store location data (from 1970 to 1983), this paper analyzes whether differences in company philosophy affect their presence in economically disadvantaged zip codes. Results show that supermarkets were less likely to locate in economically disadvantaged zip codes when operating under a mix–margin philosophy. These results indicate a shift to a “mix–margin” institutional logic corresponded with an exodus from economically disadvantaged areas by the grocery industry after the mid–1970s.

scholarly journals EVALUATING THE ACCURACY OF POST-PROCESSED KINEMATIC (PPK) POSITIONING TECHNIQUE

2021 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-70
Author(s):  
Atınç Pırtı
Keyword(s):  
Screening Method ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Reference Station ◽  
Location Data ◽  
Least Squares Adjustment ◽  
Store Location ◽  
High Production ◽  
Positioning Technique ◽  
Observation Times ◽  
Basic Statistical Analysis

Post-processing kinematics (PPK) is positioning process in which signals received from a mobile receiving device store location data can be adjusted using corrections from a reference station after data has been collected. The processed kinematic screening method provides the surveyor with a technique for high production survey measurements and can be used in areas with minimal satellite barriers. PPK uses significantly reduced observation times compared to static or fast static observations. This method requires least squares adjustment or another multiple basic statistical analysis that can produce a weighted average of observations. The results obtained using PPK are between 1 cm and 3 cm for horizontal coordinates and from 1 cm to 10 cm for vertical coordinates.

scholarly journals Bringing the Family Logic in: From Duality to Plurality in Social Enterprises

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreana Drencheva ◽  
Wee Chan Au
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Institutional Logics ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Institutional Logic ◽  
The Family ◽  
Source Case ◽  
Conflicting Goals ◽  
Ethical Obligations

AbstractSocial enterprises combine activities, processes, structures, and meanings associated with multiple institutional logics that may pose conflicting goals, norms, values, and practices. This in-depth multi-source case study of an ecological social enterprise in Malaysia reveals how the enactment of the family logic interacts with the market and ecological logics not only in conflicting but also in synergetic ways. By drawing attention to the institutional logic of the family in social entrepreneurship, this study highlights the heterogeneity of social enterprises. The findings have implications for research with social enterprises and family-owned firms in relation to the ethical obligations of these organizations and the interactions of multiple logics.

Emerging Retail Strategies in Urban Canada

2012 ◽  
pp. 114-131
Author(s):  
Tony Hernandez ◽  
Magnus Svindal
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Small Town ◽  
Resident Population ◽  
Location Data ◽  
Urban Markets ◽  
Store Location ◽  
Retail Chains ◽  
Corporate Concentration ◽  
Market Saturation

In this article, the authors examine the spatial distribution of major retail chains across Canada. Using store location data for 2001 and 2006, the geospatial approach adopted in this study allows for the analysis of retail chains’ store portfolios by the size of the resident population of the ‘markets’ within which they operate. The analysis presented highlights the dominance of chain locations within and proximal to Canada’s major urban markets and provides further evidence of increasing interest amongst a number of major chains in ‘small town’ (or ‘C’) markets. It points to a future in which these smaller markets will become more competitive with an increased presence of major retail chains. The findings reported can be seen as the locational imprint of the processes of corporate concentration taking place across Canada, fuelled by the interplay of increased competition, concerns over market saturation and the need to sustain growth.

Using GIS to Explore the Retail Structure of Market Towns in Ireland

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bill Dwan
Keyword(s):  
Retail Sector ◽  
Threshold Analysis ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Location Data ◽  
Market Town ◽  
Store Location ◽  
Retail Demand ◽  
Retail Structure ◽  
Retail Activity ◽  
Market Towns

The paper presents a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based approach to quantifying and comparing retail structures. It explores the retail landscape of the three largest market towns in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, namely: Clonmel, Thurles and Nenagh. The context for the study is provided through an overview of recent changes in the Irish retail sector, the dynamic of market towns and the associated challenges inherent in defining retail structure. Using demographic and retail store location data a demand threshold analysis is undertaken on custom-defined catchments for each market town (derived using a Huff Model). The paper highlights that applied GIS approaches can effectively be used to examine retail structure and to benchmark the relative under- or over-penetration of retail activity within a given set of markets. The paper also underlines the limitations inherent in such analysis and the need for high quality longitudinal data on retail demand and supply.

scholarly journals Examination of Location Based Services and User Preferences

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2S3) ◽  
pp. 342-346
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Solution ◽  
User Preferences ◽  
Location Based Services ◽  
Mobile Location ◽  
User Interests ◽  
Location Data ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Store Location ◽  
Year 2000

Recent developments on mobile location information have driven efforts to mine user patterns of interest. Even start-up companies survey user interests to enrich their business. All medium and large organizations are paying attention to collect and store location data. With the support of unlimited computing power and memory of mobile phones we can apply proficient Deep Learning algorithms to determine an optimal solution for user interests. In this article, we aim to complete an overall survey on evolution of Location Based Services and the improvements in recent trends. We have categorized the evolution period in to three divisions covering from the year 2000 to till date.

scholarly journals Change and institutional logic: overview and proposal of analysis of different institutionalist approaches

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayla Cristina Costa ◽  
Cristiane Marques de Mello
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Institutional Theory ◽  
Institutional Change ◽  
Rational Point ◽  
Institutional Logics ◽  
Institutional Logic ◽  
Sociological Institutionalism ◽  
The Past ◽  
Or Organization

During the past two decades, institutionalists have raised questions about “how” and “why” institutions change. The explanation of the process of institutional change also has a set of conflicting views, assumptions and divergent voices of dissent (Scott, 2008). Mahoney and Thelen (2010) claim that the three dominant approaches to institutional theory, sociological, historical and rational, point to problems in the explanation of institutional change. Our main goal is to raise the discussion about the main currents that explain institutional change, and contribute by way of identify the challenges that the institutional approaches have. We believe that to understand the process of institutional change is necessary to understand the mechanisms underlying the processes by which institutional models prevailing in a social context (country or organization or field) also appear (or not) on another. Also, we propose the use of institutional logic for analysis of institutional change.Keywords: Institutional Change. Institutional Logics. Sociological Institutionalism. Rational Institutionalism. History Institutionalism. Resumo Nas últimas décadas, institucionalistas têm levantado questões sobre “como” e “por que” instituições se modificam. A explicação sobre o processo de mudança institucional possui ainda um conjunto de concepções conflituosas, pressupostos divergentes e vozes discordantes (SCOTT, 2008). Mahoney e Thelen (2010) afirmam que as três abordagens dominantes da teoria institucional, sociológica, racional e histórica apontam problemas na explicação sobre a mudança institucional. Nosso principal objetivo é suscitar a discussão acerca das principais correntes que explicam a mudança institucional e contribuir por meio da identificação dos desafios que as abordagens institucionalistas possuem em suas explicações. Consideramos que para entender o processo de mudança institucional é necessário compreender os mecanismos subjacentes aos processos pelos quais modelos institucionais predominantes em um contexto social (país ou organização ou campo) também surgem (ou não) em outro. Por fim,  propõe-se o uso da perspectiva de lógicas institucionais para análise da mudança institucional. Palavras-chave: Mudança Institucional. Lógicas Institucionais. Institucionalismo Sociológico. Institucionalismo Racional. Institucionalismo Histórico.

scholarly journals Hybrids Before Nonprofits: Key Challenges, Institutional Logics, and Normative Rules of Behavior of News Media Dedicated to Social Welfare

2020 ◽  
Vol 97 (3) ◽  
pp. 790-810
Author(s):  
Sergio Sparviero
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
News Media ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Institutional Logics ◽  
Organizational Form ◽  
Institutional Logic ◽  
The Social ◽  
News Organizations ◽  
Social News ◽  
The Impact

This article proposes comparing nonprofit news organizations that prioritize social welfare goals with the hybrid organizational form that mixes the institutional logics of charities and business enterprises: the Social Enterprise. The institutional logic comprises organizing templates, patterns of actions and values. These Social News Enterprises (SNEs) are analyzed as hybrids mixing the institutional logics of commercial, public, and alternative news media. Financed by donations and the revenue from services, SNEs engage in public, investigative, and explanatory journalism. Normative behavioral principles of SNEs are used to compare the impact-based model of ProPublica with the growth-focused model of The Texas Tribune.

scholarly journals Father’s Use of Parental Leave in Organizations with Different Institutional Logics

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vaagan-Moen ◽  
Kvande ◽  
Nordli
Keyword(s):  
Parental Leave ◽  
Institutional Logics ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Engineering Industry ◽  
Institutional Logic ◽  
Work Context ◽  
Finance Industry ◽  
Male Dominated

Although the use of the father’s quota of parental leave has become a majority practice among Norwegian fathers, there is some variation between different groups of fathers. This article explores how male managers in the engineering industry and male brokers in the finance industry use the father’s quota. Based on the theoretical framework of institutional logics, the article uses two pairs of opposite concepts-‘available and unavailable’ and ‘replaceable and irreplaceable’ in a work context, to focus on how the use of the father’s quota is affected. Analyzing two different male-dominated organizations, the findings show how the use of the father’s quota depends on different institutional logics, which sets the framework for the practice and culture of the two organizations. The male managers in the engineering industry become unavailable and replaceable in their organizations, thus making it possible for the fathers to use the father’s quota and parental leave. In contrast to this, the institutional logic in the finance industry makes brokers available and irreplaceable in their organizations, thus making it difficult for them to use father’s quota or parental leave

Partner attachment to institutional logics: The influence of congruence and divergence

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 481-498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart A Napshin ◽  
Arash Azadegan
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
New Product ◽  
Institutional Logics ◽  
Institutional Logic ◽  
Research Institutions ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Government Research

AbstractPartnerships are increasingly important to firm product innovation. They also increasingly involve parties that are attached to different institutional logics. We examine the effect of firm and partner attachments to the same and different institutional logics. Findings suggest that when partners are attached to the same institutional logic, new product development performance is positively influenced. However, when partners are attached to different institutional logics, new product development is negatively influenced. When controlling for attachment to different institutional logics, partnerships with private companies are more beneficial than partnerships with government research institutions.

Managing competing logics through situational irony

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 649-678
Author(s):  
Erik Wikberg ◽  
Niklas Bomark
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Logics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Institutional Pressures ◽  
Institutional Logic ◽  
Organizational Field ◽  
Organizational Fields ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cultural Project ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to extend the literature on how actors manage competing logics in an organizational field. The authors do so by introducing the concept of organizational irony to the literature on how to manage competing logics, and analyze a collaborative cultural project encompassing actors subjected to competing institutional logics. Design/methodology/approach – The case study is built on qualitative data from in-depth interviews, newspaper articles and observations. Findings – The authors describe and analyze a cultural project encompassing actors subjected to competing institutional logics and show how they responded to institutional pressures in their environment with the use of organizational irony. Thereby, the actors could collaborate with actors subjected to a competing institutional logic and still maintain adherence to their respective institutional logic. Research limitations/implications – Most studies of how to manage competing logics asserts that one logic will prevail over a competing one, either through “battles” or gradual dominance (Reay and Hinings, 2009). This study supports and adds to Reay and Hinings’ (2009) finding that actors also can collaborate and maintain adherence to their respective logic under such circumstances. In particular, it supports two identified mechanisms of how this can be achieved, namely, to separate decisions and to jointly innovate in experimental sites. It also adds to these mechanisms by showing that this can be done through the use of organizational irony. The authors only study one cultural project in one organizational field. It remains unclear if these findings are common in other cultural projects or in other organizational field, and the authors therefore encourage other researchers to extend or challenge the findings of this study. Practical implications – The authors believe that the analysis and findings can be useful for politicians to take into account and address either to minimize the risk of organizational irony or on the contrary encourage it as a source of reflexive critique of society and cultural politics. The authors also believe that the response of organizational irony to institutional pressures broadens the acting space of cultural actors, provide media and critics with an analytical tool to analyze and deconstruct practices that otherwise would risk to be silenced or neglected. Finally, the authors believe that an analysis of organizational irony has the potential to make people attend to contradictions and multiple meanings in the artworks under study in a novel way. Originality/value – The paper provides an intriguing and complex empirical case to demonstrate how actors manage competing logics in an organizational field through the production of organizational irony. The authors believe that its theoretical contributions and practical implications can inspire future research on how paradoxes can be managed through the use of organizational irony in other projects and organizational fields.

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