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What is the difference between displacement and layering in institutional change?
What is the difference between displacement and layering in institutional change?
- Displacement is a situation of low veto powers and low discretion, while layering involves high veto powers and high discretion.
- Displacement refers to new models replacing old ones, while layering involves the old remaining in place alongside the new. (correct)
- Displacement involves the government actively mobilizing against existing institutions, while layering is a gradual process.
- Displacement occurs when institutions cannot easily deal with change, while layering happens when change proposals can be easily stopped.
What type of change agents are described as 'insurrectionaries' in the passage?
What type of change agents are described as 'insurrectionaries' in the passage?
- Change agents that seek to eliminate existing institutions by actively mobilizing against them. (correct)
- Change agents that facilitate the gradual process of layering new institutions alongside old ones.
- Change agents that exploit an institution for private gain and undermine it over time.
- Change agents that maintain the existing institution while proposing incremental changes.
What conditions are most favorable for 'insurrectionaries' to be successful in driving institutional change?
What conditions are most favorable for 'insurrectionaries' to be successful in driving institutional change?
- Low veto powers and low discretion, where proposals for change cannot be stopped easily. (correct)
- Low veto powers and high discretion, where institutions can easily deal with change.
- High veto powers and high discretion, where change proposals can be easily stopped.
- High veto powers and low discretion, where institutions cannot easily deal with change.
What type of change agents are described as 'parasitic symbionts' in the passage?
What type of change agents are described as 'parasitic symbionts' in the passage?
What example of institutional change is provided in the passage?
What example of institutional change is provided in the passage?
What is the key difference between displacement and exhaustion as forms of institutional change?
What is the key difference between displacement and exhaustion as forms of institutional change?
What is layering in the context of institutional change?
What is layering in the context of institutional change?
How does conversion contribute to institutional change?
How does conversion contribute to institutional change?
What could be the outcome if new rules about hairstyle are added in a cafeteria setting?
What could be the outcome if new rules about hairstyle are added in a cafeteria setting?
Which factor influences future institutional choices according to the text?
Which factor influences future institutional choices according to the text?
What determines the process of institutional change according to the text?
What determines the process of institutional change according to the text?
In the context of layering, what is essential about the new elements added to existing institutions?
In the context of layering, what is essential about the new elements added to existing institutions?
What does drift refer to in the context of organizational institutions?
What does drift refer to in the context of organizational institutions?
In the provided text, how do actors utilize institutions to serve new ends?
In the provided text, how do actors utilize institutions to serve new ends?
What is the consequence of not adjusting an institution to changing circumstances according to the text?
What is the consequence of not adjusting an institution to changing circumstances according to the text?
How does the Ministry of Higher Education exemplify the concept of actors using institutions for personal benefit in the text?
How does the Ministry of Higher Education exemplify the concept of actors using institutions for personal benefit in the text?
What happens when few individuals have the exclusive capacity to handle extensive paperwork and bureaucracy according to the text?
What happens when few individuals have the exclusive capacity to handle extensive paperwork and bureaucracy according to the text?
How does drift differ from conversion in the context of organizational institutions?
How does drift differ from conversion in the context of organizational institutions?
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