Ad astra per aspera: A journey from the periphery

Organization Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 877-897

  Scott, W Richard ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authority systems; Effectiveness; Institutions; Modes of scholarship; Organizational sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745038734     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840606066294     Document Type: Review

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