Institutional pressures and isomorphic change in a high-fashion company: The case of Brioni Roman Style, 1945-89

Accounting, Business and Financial History

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-241

  Sargiacomo, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Business history; Case study; Fashion industry; Institutional sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849086163     PISSN: 09585206     EISSN: 14664275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585200802058818     Document Type: Review

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