Agency, entrepreneurs, and institutional change. The role of strategic choice and institutionalized practices in organizations

Organization Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 777-799

  Beckert, Jens ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Economic sociology; Entrepreneurs; Institutional change; Institutional organization theory; Markets; Strategic choice; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039258367     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840699205004     Document Type: Article

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