Institutional isomorphism and whistleblowing intentions in public sector institutions
- Authors: Pillay, Soma , Reddy, P. , Morgan, Damian
- Date: 2014
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Waves and winds of strategic leadership for sustainable competitiveness, 14th European Academy of Managment Conference (EURAM 2014); Valencia, Spain; 4th-7th June 2014
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- Description: Over the years the new institutionalism in public sector analysis has contributed significantly to our understanding of the dynamics of public sector institutions. While it has moved research away from behavioural explanations to recognizing political and cultural contexts, the focus on public sector institutions has been minimal. This research examines, by self-report questionnaire from employees in two government organizations, how institutional mechanisms shape whistle-blowing intentions within the context of a developing country. Despite the country context, findings from this study are encouraging in that participants’ intentions to blow the whistle were found, generally, to be strong.
A qualitative enquiry into trans-national challenges of migrant workers through the lenses of work-family interface
- Authors: Pillay, Soma , Abhayawansa, Subhash
- Date: 2011
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Global problems and national regulations : Challenges to regulatory strategies, 2011 International Congress of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS); Lausanne, Switzerland; 4th-8th July 2011
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- Description: Background-Against the backdrop of significant migration changes and the further growth projected in the diversity of the workforce, we explore the trans-national challenges of migrant workers, from a cultural perspective. Aim-Drawing from sociological and administrative theory,we seek to understand how different cultural settings influence transnational experiences. Method-We report the results of a qualitative exploratory study through the lens of institutional anomie theory. Results-Drawing on this evidence, and on sociological and administrative theory, our findings and theoretical explanation lends strong support to understanding that the greater the gap in the cultural orientation of the worker’s home country and new country, the greater the disequilibrium and anomie in work family interface. This study also confirms that cross cultural variables has a direct impact on trans-national challenges experienced by migrant workers. Conclusion-Our findings assist in developing strategic understanding of how trans-national challenges may improve current practices and policies.
Rethinking appropriation of the indigenous : A romanticist approach to cultural imperialism within neo-Pagan communities
- Authors: Newton, Janice , Waldron, David
- Date: 2008
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at Ownership and Appropriation: A joint international conference of the ASA, the ASAANZ and the AAS, Auckland : 8th-12th December 2008
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- Description: Since the origins of contemporary neo-Paganism in the 1950s, neo-Pagan communities have been riven by conflicts surrounding the appropriation of art, ritual, music and identity from colonised indigenous cultures. Fundamental views of ethnically owned cultural property and heritage are juxtaposed with notions of universal ownership reflecting post modern cosmopolitanism. These perspectives of cultural appropriation and belonging are profoundly shaped by the twin concerns of needing to maintain a sense of authenticity in ritual, symbolism and belief, and by access to public representation which is shaped by a long history of colonial and post-colonial engagement with indigenes. Furthermore, issues of wealth, power and representation and the structural issues of cultural transmission within indigenous and neo-Pagan communities further complicate the issues surrounding cultural ownership and identity. The paper argues that the experience of romanticism and empire are central to understanding the appropriation of the indigenous by neo-pagan communities but also recognises that deep connections and genuine commitment to shared communicative discourse in a contemporary cultural context are part of this relationship. This paper negotiates these issues in relation to the engagement of neo-Pagan discourses with colonial indigenous culture in relation to romantic constructions of ethnicity, community, language and cultural property.