Linking local experiments to global standards: How project networks promote global institution-building

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 398-416

  Manning, Stephan ^a   von Hagen, Oliver ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b International Trade Centre (ITC)   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Development projects; Global institution building; Global standards; Institutional entrepreneurship; Multi stakeholder process; Project networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049486346     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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