Trapped in conformity? Translating reputation management into practice

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 242-253

  Wæraas, Arild ^a   Sataøen, Hogne L ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Uni Rokkan Centre for Social Studies   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Legitimacy; Organizational translations; Reputation management; Scandinavian institutionalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899928965     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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