Arbiters, entrepreneurs, and the shaping of business school reputations

Sociological Forum

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 699-723

  Sauder, Michael ^a   Fine, Gary Alan ^b  

^a The University of Iowa   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Markets; Organizational fields; Organizational status; Rankings; Reputation; Third parties

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349094321     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1573-7861.2008.00091.x     Document Type: Review

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