A model of the effects of reputational rankings on organizational change

Organization Science

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 701-720

  Martins, Luis L ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interpretation and sensemaking; Managerial and organizational cognition; Media rankings; Organization and management theory; Organizational evolution and change; Organizational identity and identification; Reputation

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144509995     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1050.0144     Document Type: Review

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