Lords of the dance: Professionals as institutional agents

Organization Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 219-238

  Scott, W Richard ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authority; Collegial control; Culture; Institution; Occupation; Profession

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949158529     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840607088151     Document Type: Article

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