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Jude Carroll - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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plagiarism a complex issue requiring a holistic Institutional Approach
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2006Co-Authors: Ranald Macdonald, Jude CarrollAbstract:Recent years have seen a growing awareness of the incidence of plagiarism, though the response has largely been to focus on deterrence through detection and punishment. However, student plagiarism is a much more complex issue than suggested by a one‐solution response and this paper argues for a more holistic Institutional Approach that recognises the need for a shared responsibility between the student, staff and institution, supported by external quality agencies. Case studies from three institutions are used to illustrate possible triggers for adopting a holistic Approach. The paper presents a checklist for identifying the absence of a holistic Approach to dealing with student plagiarism and concludes that a key aspect is to adopt assessment‐led solutions which focus on using low stakes, formative (as distinct from high stakes, summative) assessment.
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Plagiarism—a complex issue requiring a holistic Institutional Approach
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2006Co-Authors: Ranald Macdonald, Jude CarrollAbstract:Recent years have seen a growing awareness of the incidence of plagiarism, though the response has largely been to focus on deterrence through detection and punishment. However, student plagiarism is a much more complex issue than suggested by a one‐solution response and this paper argues for a more holistic Institutional Approach that recognises the need for a shared responsibility between the student, staff and institution, supported by external quality agencies. Case studies from three institutions are used to illustrate possible triggers for adopting a holistic Approach. The paper presents a checklist for identifying the absence of a holistic Approach to dealing with student plagiarism and concludes that a key aspect is to adopt assessment‐led solutions which focus on using low stakes, formative (as distinct from high stakes, summative) assessment.
Sylvain Barone - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Has Morocco’s groundwater policy changed? Lessons from the Institutional Approach
Water alternatives, 2018Co-Authors: Kévin Del Vecchio, Sylvain BaroneAbstract:"Morocco’s Water Act of 1995 created River Basin Agencies (RBAs) designed to implement water policy according to the international standard of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). This Institutional development was accompanied by new claims regarding the management and preservation of natural resources, including groundwater resources. Aquifer contracts were introduced for this purpose. This article aims to analyse their implementation and seeks to explain both the change and continuity in groundwater policy. Through a neo-Institutional Approach it highlights the historical and long-term processes and Institutional factors behind groundwater policy outputs. It stresses the influence of bureaucratic interests and sectoral competition on the development and implementation of groundwater policy in Morocco. Finally, this article shows that, while the main policy objectives have changed very little as supply-side mechanisms remain dominant, the process of implementation is neither linear nor guided by a single, central rationale."
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Has morocco's groundwater policy changed? Lessons from the Institutional Approach
Water alternatives, 2018Co-Authors: Kévin Del Vecchio, Sylvain BaroneAbstract:Morocco's Water Act of 1995 created River Basin Agencies (RBAs) designed to implement water policy according to the international standard of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). This Institutional development was accompanied by new claims regarding the management and preservation of natural resources, including groundwater resources. Aquifer contracts were introduced for this purpose. This article aims to analyse their implementation and seeks to explain both the change and continuity in groundwater policy. Through a neo-Institutional Approach it highlights the historical and long-term processes and Institutional factors behind groundwater policy outputs. It stresses the influence of bureaucratic interests and sectoral competition on the development and implementation of groundwater policy in Morocco. Finally, this article shows that, while the main policy objectives have changed very little as supply-side mechanisms remain dominant, the process of implementation is neither linear nor guided by a single, central rationale.
David Urbano - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Are There Really Differences Between Social and Commercial Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries?: An Institutional Approach
Handbook of Research on Smart Territories and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for Social Innovation and Sustainable Growth, 2020Co-Authors: Luis F. Hidalgo, Josep Rialp, David UrbanoAbstract:The objective of this chapter is to determine the probability of starting social or commercial entrepreneurship in developing countries using the Institutional Approach as the theoretical framework. The study tests the hypotheses through a binomial logistic regression based on a sample of 10,598 entrepreneurs obtained from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). The main findings demonstrate that a higher level of education (formal institution) and a positive perception of personal values (informal institution) increase the probability of being a social entrepreneur. Also, the study shows that the interaction between informal institutions causes changes in the likelihood of being a social or commercial entrepreneur. This research advances the discipline by providing new information on the Institutional environmental factors that influence social entrepreneurial activity.
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Determinants of female entrepreneurship in Spain: an Institutional Approach
Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory, 2015Co-Authors: Maria Noguera, Claudia Alvarez, José M. Merigó, David UrbanoAbstract:The purpose of this paper is to analyse the factors that influence female entrepreneurship in Spain, using Institutional economics as the theoretical framework. The empirical research uses Spanish regional-level panel data (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and National Statistics Institute of Spain) covering the period 2003–2010. The main findings indicate that informal factors (recognition of entrepreneurial career and female networks) are more relevant for female entrepreneurship than formal factors (education, family context and differential of income level). The research contributes both theoretically (advancing knowledge with respect to environmental factors that affect female entrepreneurship), and practically (for the design of support policies and educational programmes to foster female entrepreneurial activity).
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An Institutional Approach to Science and Technology Parks: The Experience of Catalonian Entrepreneurial Universities
2012Co-Authors: Maribel Guerrero, David UrbanoAbstract:An entrepreneurial society allows for knowledge-based entrepreneurship to emerge as a driving force for economic growth, employment creation, and competitiveness in global markets. Subsequent to that, government, universities and industry have formerly been operated interwoven with a spiral pattern of linkages emerging at various stages of the innovation and industrial policy-making processes. Then, the entrepreneurial university plays an important role as natural incubator, knowledge producer, and disseminating organization. Adopting an Institutional Approach, this exploratory case study tries to provide a better understanding of the environmental factors associated with the success of science and technology parks at entrepreneurial universities in Catalonia. It also describes some practical implications that could stimulate the entrepreneurial activity of universities and, thus, foster their contribution to the development of the modern knowledge economy.
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The Institutional Approach to entrepreneurship research. Introduction
International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 2008Co-Authors: José María Veciana, David UrbanoAbstract:The main argument of the presentation of this special issue is that entrepreneurship research based on Institutional theory is a promising field of research. After a brief explanation of the nature, scope and philosophical foundation of Institutional theory and the distinction between old and new Institutionalism, an attempt is made to justify why entrepreneurship research using the Institutional Approach is promising. A reference to some previous research in this field illustrates not only its potential but also the long tradition in Institutional economics. A brief reference to the content of each of the articles included in this special issue closes this presentation.
Ranald Macdonald - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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plagiarism a complex issue requiring a holistic Institutional Approach
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2006Co-Authors: Ranald Macdonald, Jude CarrollAbstract:Recent years have seen a growing awareness of the incidence of plagiarism, though the response has largely been to focus on deterrence through detection and punishment. However, student plagiarism is a much more complex issue than suggested by a one‐solution response and this paper argues for a more holistic Institutional Approach that recognises the need for a shared responsibility between the student, staff and institution, supported by external quality agencies. Case studies from three institutions are used to illustrate possible triggers for adopting a holistic Approach. The paper presents a checklist for identifying the absence of a holistic Approach to dealing with student plagiarism and concludes that a key aspect is to adopt assessment‐led solutions which focus on using low stakes, formative (as distinct from high stakes, summative) assessment.
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Plagiarism—a complex issue requiring a holistic Institutional Approach
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2006Co-Authors: Ranald Macdonald, Jude CarrollAbstract:Recent years have seen a growing awareness of the incidence of plagiarism, though the response has largely been to focus on deterrence through detection and punishment. However, student plagiarism is a much more complex issue than suggested by a one‐solution response and this paper argues for a more holistic Institutional Approach that recognises the need for a shared responsibility between the student, staff and institution, supported by external quality agencies. Case studies from three institutions are used to illustrate possible triggers for adopting a holistic Approach. The paper presents a checklist for identifying the absence of a holistic Approach to dealing with student plagiarism and concludes that a key aspect is to adopt assessment‐led solutions which focus on using low stakes, formative (as distinct from high stakes, summative) assessment.
Maryna Pobizhan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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an Institutional Approach to corporate social responsibility in russia
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2014Co-Authors: Matthias S Fifka, Maryna PobizhanAbstract:Despite the economic importance of the country, corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Russia has not been examined extensively yet. Knowledge on how Russian companies perceive and practice CSR is strongly limited. Thus, the objective of our study is to analyze to what degree the national political and socio-economic institutions determine CSR practice, and how it is influenced by international factors, such as CSR standards, frameworks, and foreign stakeholder expectations. Based on Whitley's national business systems Approach, which we use as Institutional theory framework, we examine the implementation of CSR in Russia's 50 largest companies. In specific, we investigate the areas of CSR in which Russian companies are active, what stakeholders they consider, the form and financial extent of their activities, the application of international standards, and how reporting is conducted. Our results show that awareness for CSR has been fostered by the influx of Western business concepts, but the understanding and practice of CSR is predominantly determined by the country's Institutional environment. CSR mostly is an extension of traditional social roles that Russian business has assumed over decades, especially during communist times.