Organizational form as a solution to the problem of credible commitment: The evolution of naming strategies among U.S. hotel chains, 1896-1980

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 17, Issue SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 85-98

  Ingram, Paul ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chains; Commitment; Evolution; Hotels; Names

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; FIRM STRATEGY; NAMING; ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT;

CHAINS; HOTELS; UNITED STATES;

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EID: 0030352291     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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