Dynamics of organizational populations : density, legitimation, and competition

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Dynamics of organizational populations : density, legitimation, and competition

Michael T. Hannan, Glenn R. Carroll

Oxford University Press, 1992

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-278) and indexes

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This book seeks to deepen and broaden the understanding of change in organization populations by examining the dynamics of numbers of organizations in populations. The authors have studied various kinds of organizations, including national labour unions, newspapers and newspaper publishers, brewing firms, life insurance companies, and banks.

Table of Contents

1: Introduction 2: Theoretical Approach 3: Models and Modeling Strategy 4: Density and Founding Rates 5: Interactions Between Subpopulations 6: Density and Organizational Mortality 7: Complications 8: Population Trajectories 9: Implications for Social Organization Appendix A: Designs of Empirical Studies Appendix B: Methods of Analysis Appendix C: Simulation Program

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