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THEORIZING CHANGE: THE ROLE OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS IN THE TRANSFORMATION OF INSTITUTIONALIZED FIELDS.
Academy of Management Journal · 2002 · Vol. 45(1) · pp. 58–80
Royston Greenwood✉(University of Alberta)C. R. Hinings(University of Alberta)Roy Suddaby(University of Iowa)
Abstract
This study examines the role of professional associations in a changing, highly institutionalized organizational field and suggests that they play a significant role in legitimating change. A model...
Management and Organizational StudiesNonprofit Sector and VolunteeringAccounting and Organizational ManagementOrganizational changeField (mathematics)Transformation (genetics)SociologyPsychologyEconomic geographyPublic relationsSocial psychologyPositive economicsPolitical science
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