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MOTIVATIONS FOR USE OF ORGANIZATIONAL SOCIAL PRACTICES: COMMITMENT, CALCULATION, CONFORMANCE, AND CARING.

Queiroz, Adele (2007) MOTIVATIONS FOR USE OF ORGANIZATIONAL SOCIAL PRACTICES: COMMITMENT, CALCULATION, CONFORMANCE, AND CARING. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Organizational social practices (e.g., corporate social responsibility and corporate citizenship practices), as well as their costs and the benefits companies accrue from undertaking them, have been widely described and analyzed in the business and society literature. However, the debate over the mechanisms that motivate such practices has yet to evolve. This study aims at contributing to the explanation of these mechanisms. Using the institutional framework and Scott's (2001) concept of institutional pillars, I present a theoretical framework that reconciles strategic, principled, institutional, and emotional mechanisms that motivate organizational social action. I propose that commitment, calculation, conformance, and caring mechanisms motivate organizations to adopt social practices. Analyzing social practices used by companies in their interaction with the stakeholder "local community," this study examines the effects of environmental conditions and decision-maker orientation on the four motivation mechanisms.

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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Queiroz, Adeleadele.queiroz@uni.edu
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairMitnick, Barry Mmitnick@katz.pitt.eduMITNICK
Committee CoChairWood, Donna Jdonna.wood@uni.edu
Committee MemberAgle, Bradley Ragle@katz.pitt.edu
Committee MemberRousseau, Denise Mrousseau@andrew.cmu.edu
Committee MemberHulland, Johnhulland@katz.pitt.edu
Committee MemberCohen, Susan Ksuecohen@katz.pitt.eduSUECOHEN
Date: 1 October 2007
Date Type: Completion
Defense Date: 25 July 2007
Approval Date: 1 October 2007
Submission Date: 7 September 2007
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business > Business Administration
Degree: PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
Thesis Type: Doctoral Dissertation
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: business community involvement; decision-maker orientation; environmental conditions; levels of analysis; organizational philanthropy; sensegiving; sensemaking; social construction of motivations
Other ID: http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-09072007-123723/, etd-09072007-123723
Date Deposited: 10 Nov 2011 20:01
Last Modified: 15 Nov 2016 13:50
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9339

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