A multidimensional model of organizational legitimacy: Hospital survival in changing institutional environments

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 877-904

  Ruef, Martin ^a   Scott, W Richard ^a  

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EID: 0032218714     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2393619     Document Type: Article

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