Nonconformity in competitive repertoires: A sociological view of markets

Social Forces

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1209-1234

  Miller, Danny ^a   Chen, Ming Jer ^a  

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EID: 0030548898     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/74.4.1209     Document Type: Article

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