Searching for the legitimacy threshold

Journal of Management Inquiry

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 78-92

  Rutherford, Matthew W ^a   Buller, Paul F ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Change; Exploratory; Legitimacy; New firm

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847223824     PISSN: 10564926     EISSN: 15526542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056492606297546     Document Type: Review

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