Cultural inertia and uniformity in organizations

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 743-771

  Carrillo, Juan D ^a   Gromb, Denis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34548260508     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: 14657341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewm021     Document Type: Article

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