Theorizing Change: The Role of Professional Associations in the Transformation of Institutionalized Fields

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• Publication year

  2002

• Venue

  Academy of Management Journal

• Publication date

  2002-02-01

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Business

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  DOI 10.5465/3069285
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