Institutionalization and structuration: Studying the links between action and institution

Organization Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-117

  Barley, Stephen R ^a   Tolbert, Pamela S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Institutionalization; Longitudinal analysis; Methodology; Organizational change; Social action; Structuration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039331654     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/017084069701800106     Document Type: Article

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