Individual action and the demand for institutions: Star scientists and institutional transformation

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 502-513

  Zucker, Lynne G ^a   Darby, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0031542301     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764297040004012     Document Type: Article

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