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The Population Ecology of Organizations

Hannan, Michael T., Freeman, John·1977·American Journal of Sociology

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A population ecology perspective on organization-environment relations is proposed as an alternative to the dominant adaptation perspective. The strength of inertial pressures on organizational structure suggests the application of models that depend on competition and selection in populations of organizations. Several such models as well as issues that arise in attempts to apply them to the organization-environment problem are discussed.

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Authors: Hannan, M. T., & Freeman, J.
Venue: American Journal of Sociology
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1977-03
Volume: 82
Issue: 5
Pages: 929-964
ISSN: 0002-9602 (ISSN-L)
1537-5390
DOI: 10.1086/226424
OpenAlex: W3125349408
Cited by: 7,568
References: 1
FWCI: 27.28
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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