Structural isomorphism in Australian nonprofit organizations

Voluntas

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-31

  Leiter, Jeffrey ^a,b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Isomorphism; Neo institutional theory; Nonprofit organizations

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17544373380     PISSN: 09578765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-005-3230-1     Document Type: Article

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