Policy as myth and ceremony? the global spread of stock exchanges, 1980-2005

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1319-1347

  Weber, Klaus ^a   Davis, Gerald F ^b   Lounsbury, Michael ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 70349759239     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2009.47085184     Document Type: Article

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