Working across societal borders
Subtitle: essays on cross-sector interactions
By: a dissertation presented by Barbara Zepp Larson in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Business Administration
Contributors: Harvard Business School
Published: 2011
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
Subjects: Decision making; Business; Civil society
Description: This dissertation examines the intersections between the three societal sectors -- business, government and civil society -- with particular interest in the mechanisms and institutions that influence the effectiveness of these interactions. The dissertation is comprised of three essays, based in three different empirical contexts. In the first essay, I develop a theory of strategic decision-making related to the participation of social movement organizations seeking to influence government regulation of business practices. The second essay studies a cross-sector case of innovation adoption, and identifies key relationships between the entry and 'landing' points of the idea, and innovation adoption. The last essay studies adaptation of multinational managers to local labor-market institutions, and shows that institutional obstacles to subsidiary performance and productivity can be overcome by what we term flexible intermediate adaptation.
Notes: Thesis (D.B.A.)--Harvard Business School, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references.