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Comparing Institutional Dynamics
Consider the following two organizations:
- Organization A is a privately-owned package delivery company. By utilizing efficient logistics, it consistently earns substantial profits. The owners are using these profits to fund a major expansion, including buying more trucks and opening new sorting facilities.
- Organization B is a national postal service funded by the government. It has been operating at a financial loss for several years and is often criticized for slow delivery times. Despite these issues, its existence is not threatened, and it continues to operate with a stable budget and workforce.
Analyze the underlying institutional reasons that explain the starkly different paths of potential growth and contraction for these two organizations.
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