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Knowledge and Institutions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Glückler, Johannes.
Other Authors: Suddaby, Roy., Lenz, Regina.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2018.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Knowledge and Space Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Chapter 1: On the Spatiality of Institutions and Knowledge
  • The Institutional Turn in Geography
  • A Spatial Turn in Institutional Theory?
  • Institutions, Change, and Social Outcomes: Key Challenges
  • Structure of the Book
  • Challenges in Institutional Research
  • Institutional Dynamics Between Continuity and Change
  • The Impact of Institutions on Regional Learning and Development
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Part I: Challenges in Institutional Research
  • Chapter 2: The Shared Challenges of Institutional Theories: Rational Choice, Historical Institutionalism, and Sociological Institutionalism
  • Economic Geography and Institutional Change
  • Rational Choice Institutionalism
  • Historical Institutionalism
  • Sociological Institutionalism
  • A Different Approach to Institutions
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Organizational Fields as Mnemonic Communities
  • Network Structure and Collective Cognition
  • Organizational Fields
  • Functional Organizational Fields
  • Relational Organizational Fields
  • Ideational Organizational Fields
  • Cultural Organizational Fields
  • Mnemonic Fields: Reconceptualizing Organizational Fields as Mnemonic Communities
  • Organizational Mnemonics
  • Mnemonic Fields
  • Dimensions of Mnemonic Fields
  • The Genealogical Dimension
  • The Narrative Dimension
  • The Moral Dimension
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Economics of Convention and its Perspective on Knowledge and Institutions
  • Theoretical Architecture of Economics of Convention and its Core Concepts
  • Why Convention Theory?
  • Reintegrating Empirical and Normative Analysis
  • Realizing a Transdisciplinary Practice in Institutional Analysis
  • Using a Pragmatist and Structuralist Methodology
  • Addressing Contemporary Core Problems
  • The Relation Between Knowledge and Institutions.
  • Institution: A Constrained Concept
  • Knowledge: Conventions as Deeper Discursive Structures
  • Conventions and Regional Economies
  • Global Value Chains
  • Summary
  • References
  • Part II: Institutional Dynamics Between Continuity and Change
  • Chapter 5: Gastronomic Societies in the Basque Country
  • History of the Txoko
  • Formal and Informal Requirements: How the Txoko Comes to Life
  • Between Homogenization and Differentiation
  • Between Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft: Plebeian Culture, Moral Economy, and Commensality
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Drift and Morphosis in Institutional Change: Evidence from the'Walz' and Public Tendering in Germany
  • Drift of the Walz: The German Journeyman's Years on the Road
  • The Institutional Form of the Walz
  • Changes in the Institutional Context: Authorities, Regulation, and Control
  • The Institutional Drift of the Walz
  • Morphosis of Public Procurement in Germany
  • The Institutional Function of Promoting Local Commerce
  • Changes in the Institutional Context: The Imperative of Nondiscrimination
  • The Institutional Morphosis of Public Procurement
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Innovation Under a Protected Label of Origin: Institutional Change in Cognac
  • Regionally Defined Institutions and Firm Behavior
  • The Theoretical Framework
  • Research Design and Methods
  • The Case and Observations
  • Analysis-Periods of Incremental and Radical Change
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 8: The Art of Reconstructing a Shared Responsibility: Institutional Work of a Transnational Commons
  • Institutional Work in the Context of Transnational Commons
  • Methods
  • Empirical Case
  • Data and Analysis
  • Findings: The Production of Art as a Form of Institutional Work
  • Mechanisms of Institutional Work
  • Creating Emotional Response
  • Educating
  • Empowering
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • References.
  • Chapter 9: Know Thy Place: Location and Imagined Communities in Institutional Field Dynamics
  • Theoretical Grounding: Institutional Fields, Place, and Knowing
  • Place, Institutional Dynamics, and Institutional Fields
  • Institutional Fields, Collective Identity, and Field-level Events
  • Methodology
  • An Israeli Hi-tech Event as a Case Study
  • Data Collection and Analysis
  • Locating the Field of Israeli High-Tech: Imagined Geography, Practice, and Memory
  • Divided We Stand
  • Constructing an Imagined Geographical Community
  • Constructing a Community of Practice
  • Constructing a Mnemonic Community
  • Discussion: Locating the Field
  • References
  • Part III: The Impact of Institutions on Regional Learning and Development
  • Chapter 10: Regional Innovation Transitions
  • The Problem: Innovation and Turbulent Regional Economic Performance
  • A Brief Introduction to Los Angeles and San Francisco
  • Changes in Specialization: The Key Determinant of Income Levels
  • The Causes of Divergent Specialization: Standard Explanations from Urban Economics
  • Innovation as a Lottery: Accidents, Size, and Background
  • Development as a Lottery: Accidents and Shocks
  • The Size of Agglomerations
  • Technological Relatedness and Subsequent Specialization
  • Relational Infrastructure Potentiates Breakthrough Entrepreneurship and New Organizational Practices
  • Cross-Network Connections
  • Organized Sites of Cross-Network Contact
  • Informal Networks: Invisible Colleges
  • Structure, Strength, and Content of Leadership Networks
  • The Biotechnology Case: History Repeats Itself
  • What is in the Air: Contrasting Regional Zeitgeists
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 11: Institutions and the Thirst for 'Prestige' Transport Infrastructure
  • Does Investment in Infrastructure Always Lead to Growth?.
  • How Do Institutions Shape Infrastructure Decisions and Economic Growth?
  • On How Transport Investment Projects Spiral out of Control
  • On Corruption and Collusion in Transport Infrastructure Investment Decisions
  • On Cost Overruns and Delays
  • What are the Economic Implications for Areas with Weak Institutions?
  • What are the Implications for Public Policy?
  • References
  • Chapter 12: Globalization and Institutional Change in Italian Industrial Districts
  • Industrial Districts and Globalization Processes
  • Regional Growth and Institutional Change
  • Institutions and Institutional Context
  • Industrial, Institutional, and Regional Change
  • Methodology
  • The Socioeconomic Context of Canavese
  • Fiat and the Automotive-Metallurgical Industry
  • Olivetti and the Electronics-Mechatronics Industry
  • From Localized Learning to Open Systems
  • Internationalization of Fiat
  • Institutional Legacy of Olivetti and Arduino
  • Conclusions and Policy Implications
  • References
  • Chapter 13: Studying Entrepreneurship as an Institution
  • Connecting Institutional Theory and Entrepreneurship Research
  • Prior Entrepreneurship Research: From Dispositions and Motives to Institutional Influences
  • Contextual Sources of Entrepreneurship: Recent Studies
  • Group-Based Variation in Rates of Entrepreneurship
  • Group-Based Variation in Forms of Entrepreneurship
  • An Institutional Approach to Entrepreneurship
  • Two Dimensions of Entrepreneurship: Entry and Governance Modes
  • Modes of Entry
  • Emergent Mode
  • Apprenticeship Mode
  • Neophyte Mode
  • Modes of Governance
  • Solo Entrepreneurs
  • Family Teams
  • Nonfamily Teams
  • Explaining Institutional Variations in Entrepreneurship
  • Sources and Outcomes of Different Entry Modes
  • Emergent Mode
  • Apprenticeship Mode
  • Neophyte Mode
  • Sources and Outcomes of Variation in Governance Modes.
  • Solo versus Team-Based Modes
  • Family versus Nonfamily Team Modes
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • The Klaus Tschira Stiftung
  • Index.

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