There is growing evidence of the occurrence of several types of goal displacement in regulatory enforcement agencies. A major underlying determinant of these phenomena is the

neglect of ambiguities characterizing the goals of these agencies. This paper proposes three strategies that carefully consider these goal ambiguities to contain [...]

Whistleblowing in private and public sector organizations has gained momentum in the last decade. Most theories seeking to explain why some employees report wrongdoings largely

disregard the interaction between the cognitive and emotional components of this decision. [...]

Platform companies like Uber and Airbnb are depicted as agile policy entrepreneurs who can navigate the boundaries of regulatory frameworks and manipulate regulations to their

advantage; however, recent empirical studies suggest that their capacity to influence policy depends on the particular political and institutional context. [...]

Regulation can influence economic dynamism, the distribution of income, and various measures of economic welfare. Despite a substantial proportion of regulation in the United

States originating at the state level, we are not aware of any comprehensive measure of excess regulation or “red tape” at the state level. [...]

Accountability infrastructures' spread may give the impression that organizations are embracing accountability. Yet accountability professionals continue to encounter defensive

reactions from those they are holding accountable. How do they navigate these reactions? Looking at the case of professionals in independent accountability mechanisms—grievance [...]

Drawing on insights from over 12 years of direct involvement in both state and industry regulation, this article examines whether extensive state involvement in social media

regulation, particularly concerning disinformation, is always advisable. The South Korean case provides valuable lessons for other democracies, demonstrating how [...]

This article examines how probation inspectors in England and Wales construct their self-legitimacy; the internal belief in their moral and professional right to inspect. Drawing

on qualitative interviews and Bottoms and Tankebe's dialogic model of legitimacy, it shows how inspectors justify their authority through legal mandates, professional [...]

Regulatory governance and state-corporate crime studies link persistent industrial pollution to long-term regulatory–industry interactions, yet little is known about how

these interactions evolve and become entrenched. This article examines two enduring cases of industrial pollution in the Netherlands—Hoogovens/Tata Steel and DuPont [...]

Wage theft remains a pervasive problem internationally and within the United States. In response, worker advocates have sought stronger laws to deter violations and promote

compliance. Yet formal authority alone may be insufficient; labor departments often fail to use the full extent of their legal authority to conduct vigorous enforcement. [...]

This paper proposes a transdisciplinary approach to design future degrowth-oriented industrial policies in pursuing a well-being economy in the case of a specific growth model.

Specifically, we show that the case of the Visegrad countries (Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, V4s) is a clarion call for the degrowth literature to be much [...]