Dynamics of Organizational Populations : Density, Legitimation, and Competition

Hannan, Michael T., Carroll, Glenn R.

ISBN 10: 0195071913 / ISBN 13: 9780195071917

Published by Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1992

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dynamics of Organizational Populations : Density, Legitimation, and Competition
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195071913
• ISBN 13: 9780195071917
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: As New
• Weight: 1.444 pounds

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Synopsis

Why does the number of organizations of any given kind vary over time? Utilizing a diverse group of organizations including national labor unions, newspapers and newspaper publishers, brewing firms, life insurance companies, and banks, this book seeks to deepen and broaden the understanding of change in organizational populations by examining the dynamics of numbers of organizations in populations. Such an approach involves explaining the sources of growth and decline in the sum of organizations (what the authors call "density") over the histories of populations of organizations. The authors conclude their study by formulating a theory of density-dependent legitimation and competition.

About the Author

Michael T. Hannan, Professor of Sociology, Organizational Behavior and Human Resources, Stanford University. Glenn R. Carroll, Cortese Professor of Management, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley.