The “Actors” of Modern Society:

Jepperson, Ronald L.; Meyer, John W.

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“…18 A similar kind of discursive world-aggregation is observed in a recent study by Zapp, which analyzes the historical rise and spread of global reporting and the role thereof in the construction of what the author refers to as "global consciousness" (Zapp, 2021, p. 227). This universalistic character of this global consciousness, in the sense of the index, imposes a moral obligation for countries-but also organizations and individuals-to assume responsibility as empowered modern actors (Meyer & Jepperson, 2000) and act upon the new "knowledge" produced by the ranking. The measure of moral violation offered by GSI, in this regard, is a measure of exactly how much the responsibility of each country weighs, relative to other countries.…”

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“Measure of Shame”: Media Career of the Global Slavery Index

Branković¹

2021

Worlds of Rankings

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Rankings are widely regarded as particularly well-suited for capturing the public eye, which is considered a reason why they have become so ubiquitous. However, we know surprisingly little about how rankings direct media attention, as well as how media in turn shape and help sustain careers of specific rankings in the public over longer periods of time. To advance our understanding of the discursive dynamics at the intersection of rankings and the press, this study examines the media career of Global Slavery Index by analyzing 361 newspaper and magazine articles, published between the release of index's inaugural edition in 2013 and until the end of 2019. To interpret the media coverage, the study draws attention to the distinctive properties of the Global Slavery Index, in particular its universality, highly rationalized character, and a pledge to spotlight violation of the global moral order. The longitudinal examination of the media coverage points to the following properties of the index as having shaped and helped sustain its career in the public: (1) repeated publication; (2) broad conceptualization of modern slavery; and the construction thereof as (3) a measurable global burden. These properties further allowed for (a) the construction of countries, organizations, and individuals as morally responsible for the said global burden, as well as for (b) the discursive linking of local and situational concerns with global narratives.

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“Measure of Shame”: Media Career of the Global Slavery Index

Branković¹

2021

Worlds of Rankings

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“…Beyond adding Europe-oriented schools as sites for empirically exploring transnational educational spaces both 'from below' (individuals' life-worlds) and 'from above' (organizational structure, explicit ethos), I argue that two further impulses should be brought to this growing literature: (1) neo-institutional theorizing in its sociological variant (Schofer, Hironaka, Frank, & Longhofer, 2012) and (2) anthropological traditions of comparative education (Anderson-Levitt, 2003). While neo-institutional ideas such as 'transnational convergences' were from the beginning part of theorizations of transnational educational spaces, I find other notions from this literature equally useful in further developing this concept: 'scripts', understood as blueprints of legitimate action diffused worldwide (Meyer & Ramirez, 2000); 'norm entrepreneurs' or 'disinterested Others' (Meyer, 2010) understood as the organizational or individual carriers of these blueprints; and 'embeddedness', pointing to the wider cultural environment which both contains and constitutes these actors (Meyer & Jepperson, 2000). The latter informs what I referred to as transnationally-embedded young people who can be seen not only as agentic individuals engaged in cross-border activities but also as constructed subjectivities.…”

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Critical Reflexivity: Theoretical Considerations on Subjection and Postcoloniality for Teacher Education

Ivanova-Chessex

Steinbach

Wolter

2021

Regimes of Belonging – Schools – Migrations

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This introductory chapter presents general lines of thought that guided the compilation of the contributions of this volume. The idea of 'challenge' from the title of this chapter sets the tone, as this introduction will outline the challenges that both global and local contradictory conditions represent for schools and the education of teachers, which are closely linked fields. Perspectives focus on the world growing closer together in viral, climatic, political, economic and cultural processes of globalisation, and their significance and impact on the national constitution of schools as a central institution of formal education which exists almost everywhere in the world. The chapter then discusses pedagogical concepts that claim to adequately take into account transnational and migratory processes of change. Finally, it concludes with some suggestions for a further discussion of schools and teacher education in transnational relations of contemporary migration societies.

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“…The ability to self-serve mainly due to the implications of COVID-19 was emphasized by the Assistant General Manager -Channel Management by stating that one of the key benefits that they offer to their customers is 'unmatched convenience', whether it be physical access to their accounts through the 'brick and motor' branch network or internet and mobile banking. ABC Bank is embracing modernization as a means of responding to customer expectations, and the trends identified within the customer base are viewed as a means for them to gain legitimacy by adapting to reduce uncertainty (Meyer and Jepperson, 2000). Mimetic isomorphism involves the mimicking of currently existing business models from which a new business model can be created (DiMaggio and Powell, 1983) in order to position yourself within the market in different roles, such as market leader in order to reach a bigger customer base.…”

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Modernization practices and Operating Models: An Empirical Study on a Retail Bank in Sri Lanka

Seneviratne

Gunawardane²

2022

IJFAM

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Purpose: The purpose of this research is to investigate how modernization practices adopt concerning operating models, to comprehend how a retail bank has responded to such transformations, and to investigate the challenges in executing modernization strategies in a Sri Lankan local bank. Research methodology: This study was conducted according to a qualitative single-case study at one leading licensed-commercial bank in Sri Lanka. Data was gathered from semi-structured interviews, direct observations, and archival documents. Results: The findings revealed that unprecedented changes in customer behavior, fierce competition, and capitalizing on capabilities for surviving a dynamic operational landscape were the factors that led a bank to adopt modernization. Limitations: As the study narrowed down to one leading retail bank, it does not cover modernization initiatives offered within the other services portfolio in the banking industry. Contribution: The findings assist professionals to understand the need for modernization of a retail bank’s operating model and thereby formulate strategies in order to capture the benefits of such a transformation. Keywords: 1. Modernization 2. Retail-Bank 3. Institutional Theory 4. Operating System

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The “Actors” of Modern Society:

Cited by 5 publications

References 60 publications

“Measure of Shame”: Media Career of the Global Slavery Index

“Measure of Shame”: Media Career of the Global Slavery Index

Critical Reflexivity: Theoretical Considerations on Subjection and Postcoloniality for Teacher Education

Modernization practices and Operating Models: An Empirical Study on a Retail Bank in Sri Lanka

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