The Interplay of Conflicting and Complementing Institutional Logics in Sustainability Practices.

The impact of institutional environments on sustainability is well documented in the international business literature. However, how multiple and occasionally conflicting institutional logics shape sustainability as it is practiced by individuals across countries remains undertheorized. Our study contributes to this line of research by examining how multiple institutional logics inform the comprehension of sustainability practices in two high-hazard organizations in the Republic of Serbia and Canada.

The emergence of a value transformation strategic initiative in the healthcare context.

How do strategic initiatives emerge? Despite rich tradition in the emergent strategy literature-focused on significant organizational change-surprisingly little insight exists on the dynamics of a new initiative's emergence. This is particularly relevant in healthcare because of the increasing pressure to implement value transformation models focused on maximizing value at the point of care. The value transformation model prioritizes the decisions of the frontline providers and thus requires their expertise and commitment for the model's implementation and success.

Shared accountability in distributed leadership for improved healthcare access: a study of a US dental institution.

Purpose: Accountability within distributed leadership (DL) is critical for DL to drive positive outcomes in health services organizations. Despite this, how accountability emerges in DL is less clear. This study aims to understand how accountability emerges in DL so that distributed leaders can drive improvements in healthcare access - an increasingly important outcome in today's health services environment.

Exploring the Readability of Ingredients Lists of Food Labels with Existing Metrics.

Healthy diet and dietary behaviors are key components in prevention of chronic disease and management of chronic illness. Nutritional literacy has been associated with dietary behaviors and consumer choice of healthy foods. Nutritional literacy can be measured, for example, by examining consumer food label use, but current research focuses largely on the Nutrition Facts panel of a food product.