How organizations move from stigma to legitimacy: The case of cook's travel agency in Victorian Britain

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 2175-2207

  Hampel, Christian E ^a   Tracey, Paul ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85040070667     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2015.0365     Document Type: Article

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