Framing ambiguity: Insider/outsiders and the successful legitimation project of the socially responsible mutual fund industry

Organization

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-23

  Markowitz, Linda ^a   Cobb, Denise ^a   Hedley, Mark ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

frame analysis; legitimation; neo institutional theory; organizational fields; social responsible mutual funds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855670771     PISSN: 13505084     EISSN: 14617323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350508411398055     Document Type: Article

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