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DOES ISOMORPHISM LEGITIMATE?

David L. Deephouse

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This study tests a central proposition of institutional theory, that organizational isomorphism increases organizational legitimacy. Results show that isomorphism in the strategies of commercial ba...

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This study tests a central proposition of institutional theory, that organizational isomorphism increases organizational legitimacy. Results show that isomorphism in the strategies of commercial ba...

Key concepts: Isomorphism (crystallography), Business, Process management, Knowledge management, Computer science, Chemistry, Crystal structure, Crystallography

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