Identity realization and organizational forms: Differentiation and consolidation of identities among Arizona's charter schools

Organization Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 554-572

  King, Brayden G ^a   Clemens, Elisabeth S ^b   Fry, Melissa ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Mountain Association for Community Economic Development   (United States)

Author keywords

Blockmodels; Differentiation; Educational organizations; Form emergence; Institutional theory; Mimicry; Organizational identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959271959     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1100.0548     Document Type: Article

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