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100	1		_aDOBREV, Stanislav D. _92973
245	1	0	_aThe evolution of orgnizational niches : _bUS automobile manufacturers, 1885-1981
260			_aIthaca : _bJohnson Graduate School of Management, _cJune 2002
520	3		_aAlthough the niche figures prominently in contemporary theories of organization, analysts often fail to tie micro processes within the niche to long-term changes in the broader environment. In this paper, we advance arguments about the relationship between an organization's niche and evolution in the structure of its organizational population over time. We focus on the technological niche and processes of positioning and crowding among firms in the niche space, relating them to the level of concentration among all firms in the market. Building on previous empirical studies in organizational ecology, we study the evolution of concentration in the American automobile industry from 1885 to 1981 and estimate models of the hazard of exit of individual producers from the market. The findings show that niche and concentration interact in complex ways, yielding a more unified depiction of organizational evolution than typically described or reported
700	1		_aTAI-YOUNG, Kim _942795
700	1		_aCARROLL, Glenn R _928937
773	0	8	_tAdministrative Science Quarterly _g47, 2, p. 233-264 _dIthaca : Johnson Graduate School of Management, June 2002 _xISSN 00018392 _w
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999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c37006 _d37006
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