Eliciting acceptance for "illicit" organizations: The positive implications of stigma for MMA organizations

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1453-1484

  Helms, Wesley S ^a   Patterson, Karen D W ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 84908419038     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2012.0088     Document Type: Article

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