Institutions and individuals: Interaction and evolution

Organization Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-116

  Hodgson, Geoffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Downward causation; Evolution; Habits; Institutions; Methodological individualism; Organizations; Routines; Structures

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846667773     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840607067832     Document Type: Article

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