Reconciling institutional theory with organizational theories: How neoinstitutionalism resolves five paradoxes

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 503-517

  De La Luz Fernández Alles, María ^a   Valle Cabrera, Ramón ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Organizational behaviour; Organizational change; Organizational theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746179162     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810610676699     Document Type: Review

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