Golfing alone? Corporations, elites, and nonprofit growth in 100 American communities

Organization Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-57

  Marquis, Christopher ^a   Davis, Gerald F ^b   Glynn, Mary Ann ^c  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Institutional theory; Interorganizational relations; Nonprofit organizations; Social responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873283303     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1110.0717     Document Type: Article

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