Crafting legitimation projects: An institutional analysis of private education businesses

Sociological Forum

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-111

  Aurini, Janice ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Institutional environment; Institutional theory; Isomorphism; Legitimacy; Private education; Technical environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745667307     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11206-006-9004-8     Document Type: Article

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