The impact of governmental policies in institutional fields: The case of innovation in the Dutch concrete industry

Organization Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 515-540

  Vermeulen, Patrick ^a   Büch, Rutger ^b   Greenwood, Royston ^c,d  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Van de Geijn Partners bv   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Governmental policy; Market creation; Organizational fields; Strong ties

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247187383     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840606067927     Document Type: Article

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