The role of institutional and market forces in divergent organizational change

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 679-703

  D'Aunno, Thomas ^a   Succi, Melissa ^a   Alexander, Jeffrey A ^a  

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EID: 0034354045     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2667016     Document Type: Article

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