Conflicting logics, mechanisms of diffusion, and multilevel dynamics in emerging institutional fields

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 355-380

  Purdy, Jill M ^a   Gray, Barbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 65249110505     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2009.37308255     Document Type: Article

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