Myth and the Institutional Construction of Postmodernism in The Friday Book

2020 ◽  
pp. 31-58
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Construction

Power, Social Conflict, Institutional Formation, and Credible Commitment

2020 ◽  
pp. 134-168
Author(s):  
William D. Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
Political Institutions ◽  
Social Conflict ◽  
Conflict Theory ◽  
Institution Building ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Institutional Formation ◽  
The Third ◽  
Functional Development ◽  
Institutional Construction ◽  
Future Gain

This chapter develops a social conflict theory of institutions. The third hypothesis posits that unequal distributions of power shape the creation, evolution, and demise of economic and political institutions. A background discussion defines power—a slightly slippery concept—and addresses key sources and manifestations of power. Unequal distributions of power then generate a series of CAPs associated with asymmetric influence on institutional construction and evolution. A flowchart model illustrates. To complicate matters, the fourth hypothesis posits that powerful parties cannot, left to themselves, credibly promise to refrain from using their power for their own future gain—often at the expense of others. Specifically, without institutional and motivational constraint, powerful parties may seize the gains from others’ investments in potentially fruitful economic and political activities. Functional development thus requires resolving multiple, largely second-order, CAPs related to credibly restraining powerful actors—when such actors, simultaneously, exert disproportionate influence over institution building.

scholarly journals A Historic View of the US Business Ethical Laws and Implications for Developing Countries like China

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng-guo Zhu ◽  
Wen-zhong Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Ethical Problems ◽  
Us History ◽  
Ethical Behaviors ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Times ◽  
Institutional Construction

<p>In the nearly 150 years of the US history, following big historical events or business ethical dilemmas, the business ethical laws have evolved gradually, which can be divided into 11 stages in 4 levels. In each stage, the emphases or governance purposes of the business ethical laws differ greatly, but tend to bear the sign of the times. Through the systematic review and analysis, the paper concludes that in a specific era of the history, when facing a specific ethical dilemma, the government or regulatory authority will develop and perfect the related regulations or norms of business ethical behaviors in line with the feature of the period so as to effectively prevent or solve the ethical problems in the business environment. The practice of the US institutional construction may be of some enlightenment for developing countries like China.</p>

LOCATION WITHIN THE FIELD AND THE INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRUCTION OF MANAGERS' COGNITION.

2006 ◽  
Vol 2006 (1) ◽  
pp. R1-R6
Author(s):  
Peter Cebon ◽  
E. Geoffrey Love
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Construction
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document