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| Author: | Carroll, G. R. Hannan, M. T. |
| Title: | Density delay in the evolution of organizational populations: a model and five empirical tests. |
| Journal: | Administrative Science Quarterly
1989 : SEP, VOL. 34:3, p. 411-430 |
| Index terms: | ORGANIZATION THEORY ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Density at time of founding has a positive effect on organizational mortality rates, net of the effects of contemporaneous density. High density at time of founding results in a liability of resource scarcity for new entrants that hampers organization building. Niches are tightly packed, and entrants must exploit marginal resources. Density at time of founding has a positive and significant effect on mortality rates. This finding serves for explaining the fact that the size of organizational populations commonly declines after reaching a peak. |
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