That means making what might have to be some very difficult decisions affecting longstanding practices and even loyalties that have developed over many years.

As these studies demonstrate, the institutional logics perspective offers valuable insights into important intra-organizational processes affecting organizational practices, change, and success.

This could affect medical, legal and accounting practices.

The social tension continued to grow during the Meiji period, affecting religious practices and institutions.

An agrarian system is a concept used to describe the dynamic set of economic and technological factors that affect agricultural practices.

But clearly, the uncertainty of diagnoses can affect prescribing practices.

"It could affect building practices," he said.

Beyond resulting in substantial political and economical shifts, globalization has also affected social and cultural practices between people.

Expanding Roman ownership of arable land and industries would have affected preexisting practices of slavery in the provinces.

The agreement does not affect recruitment or hiring practices, and some Government officials said that only a modest number of black agents would immediately benefit.