Legitimating behaviors and firm emergence: A resource dependence perspective

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-138

  Tornikoski, Erno ^a  

^a EMLYON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Legitimacy; Legitimating behaviors; Organizational emergence; PLS estimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349269082     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-007-0049-9     Document Type: Article

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