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AUTHOR
Puguh Prasetya Utomo
Institutionalized Resistance? Public School Responses to Contradictory Institutional Logics
This doctoral thesis is an organizational study that explores the institutional and organizational issues behind education inequality in Indonesia that has been perceived as taken-for-granted. By examining a case in which public organizations experienced and responded to an intra-institutional contradiction, i.e., conflicting institutional demands imposed by the same institutional actor, this work draws on and contributes to the institutional theory of organizations, commonly called organizational institutionalism. In doing so, this thesis answers the following two research problems: How do public sector organizations respond to an intra-institutional contradiction? How can both institution…
The Responsible University in Southeast Asia : A Tale of the Transition from an Elite to a Mass Higher Education System
AbstractAs is the case in the Nordic countries, universities in Southeast Asia are expected to act in a responsible manner by fostering greater participation in higher education across different social groups and by promoting regional development. To date, however, few studies have investigated such important aspects within the context of emerging economies undergoing considerable political, social and economic changes. Our study setting is Indonesia, a country with large socio-economic asymmetries that is undergoing the historical transition from an elite to a mass higher education system. The chapter provides evidence of the roles played by different types of universities located in speci…