Ordaining women: The diffusion of an organizational innovation

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 840-873

  Chaves, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

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EID: 0030542354     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/230782     Document Type: Article

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