Who Does an elite organization emulate?

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 58-89

  Still, Mary C ^a   Strang, David ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

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EID: 67149119212     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: 19303815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2189/asqu.2009.54.1.58     Document Type: Article

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