Competitive Exclusion versus Mimetic Isomorphism: An Identified Empirical Test

Why are organizations sometimes so similar, and in other cases so different? For decades this question has been central to research on organizations, and two leading theories have answered the question very differently. Neo-institutional theory points to the importance of mimetic isomorphism, where...

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Main Authors: William P. Barnett, Xiao Xiao, Yi Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Sociological Science 2021-06-01
Series:Sociological Science
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Online Access:https://sociologicalscience.com/articles-v8-11-211/