Changing the C-suite: new chief officer roles as strategic responses to institutional complexity

Purpose Government initiatives to improve construction have increasingly become more focused on introducing a repertoire of technologies to transform the sector. In the literature on construction industry transformation through policy-backed initiatives, how firms will respond to the demands to adopt and use innovative technologies and approaches is taken for granted, and there is scarcely any attention given to the institutional implications of transformation agenda. The purpose of this paper is to discuss these gaps and offer directions for future research. Design/methodology/approach Following a synthesis of literature on the UK’s industry transformation agenda, the authors use the concepts of institutional logics, arrangements, complexity and strategic responses to suggest seven research questions that are at the nexus of policy-backed transformation and institutional theory. Findings In this paper, the authors argue that increasing demands for the adoption and use of digital technologies, platforms, manufacturing approaches and other “industry-4.0”-related technologies will reconfigure existing logics and arrangements in the construction industry, creating a problem of institutional complexity for general contracting firms in particular. Originality/value The questions are relevant for our understanding of the nature of institutional complexities, change, strategic firm responses, field-level dynamics and implications for the construction industry in relation to the transformation agenda. This paper is positioned to spur future research towards exploring the consequences of industry transformation through the lens of institutional theory.

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Strategic Responses to Disasters: Lessons From Katrina and Rita

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e531902007-001 ◽

2006 ◽

Author(s):

Robert W. Lent ◽

Lawrence H. Gerstein

Keyword(s):

Strategic Responses

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The Islamic Integrated Model for Drug Addict Treatment and Rehabilitation on Kratom Use Among Muslim Adolescents: A Case Study in Krabi Province, Thailand

Journal of Business and Economics ◽

10.15341/jbe(2155-7950)/05.10.2019/010 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (5) ◽

pp. 479-487

Author(s):

Sawpheeyah Nima ◽

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Yupa Somboon

Keyword(s):

Group Discussion ◽

Integrated Model ◽

Drug Addict ◽

Community Based ◽

Program Leaders ◽

Depth Interview ◽

Religious Learning ◽

Chief Officer ◽

Islamic Faith

There are several medical drug addict treatment methods used by physicians and other health professionals worldwide. The community-based treatment and care for drug use and dependence have increased in popularity. However, little is known about whether or how Islamic spirituality model could be incorporated into formal treatment in the Muslim community. This study aimed to explore the Islamic integrated model for drug addict treatment and rehabilitation on Kratom use among Muslim adolescents in Krabi Province, Thailand. The focus group discussion and in-depth interview were carried out in chief officer, the staff of treatment service volunteers, program leaders, and families and friends of addicts during October 2017-December 2018. The results revealed that the implementation of integrated Islamic religious learning in the drug therapy session to grow the spiritual religiosity and lower relapse among Muslim youth who were previous kratom addicts. The Islamic faith-based treatment model could be declared the evidence of kratom recovery in community level.

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Social Entrepreneurship and Nonprofit Management: Negotiating Institutional Complexity

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3747368 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Michelle Ouimette ◽

Imran Chowdhury ◽

Jill Kickul

Keyword(s):

Social Entrepreneurship ◽

Nonprofit Management ◽

Institutional Complexity

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Public service media in the age of SVoDs: A comparative study of PSM strategic responses in Flanders, Italy and the UK

Media Culture & Society ◽

10.1177/0163443720972909 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 016344372097290

Author(s):

Alessandro D’Arma ◽

Tim Raats ◽

Jeanette Steemers

Keyword(s):

New Media ◽

Public Service ◽

Government Support ◽

Market Size ◽

Online Video ◽

Competitive Displacement ◽

Strategic Responses ◽

Streaming Services ◽

The Uk ◽

Different Levels

Netflix and other transnational online video streaming services are disrupting long-established arrangements in national television systems around the world. In this paper we analyse how public service media (PSM) organisations (key purveyors of societal goals in broadcasting) are responding to the fast-growing popularity of these new services. Drawing on Philip Napoli’s framework for analysing strategic responses by established media to threats of competitive displacement by new media, we find that the three PSM organisations in our study exhibit commonalities. Their responses have tended to follow a particular evolution starting with different levels of complacency and resistance before settling into more coherent strategies revolving around efforts to differentiate PSM offerings, while also diversifying into activities, primarily across new platforms, that mimic SVoD approaches and probe production collaborations. Beyond these similarities, however, we also find that a range of contextual factors (including path-dependency, the role and status of PSM in each country, the degree of additional government support, cultural factors and market size) help explain nuances in strategic responses between our three cases.

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