The coevolution of industries, social movements, and institutions: Wind power in the United States

Organization Science

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1609-1632

  Pacheco, Desirée F ^a   York, Jeffrey G ^b   Hargrave, Timothy J ^c,d  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emerging industry; Industry growth; Institutional change; Institutions; Renewable energy; Social movement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911436880     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2014.0918     Document Type: Article

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