The institutionalization of an elite sport organization in Norway: The case of "olympiatoppen"

Sociology of Sport Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 293-313

  Augestad, Pål ^a   Bergsgard, Nils Asie ^a,b   Hansen, Atle Ø ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^b Telemark Research Institute   (Norway)

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EID: 33748939246     PISSN: 07411235     EISSN: 15432785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ssj.23.3.293     Document Type: Review

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