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100	1		_aDOBREV, Stanislav D _92973
245	1	0	_aThe evolution of organizational niches : _bU.S. automobile manufacturers, 1885-1981
260			_c2002
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 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-YONG KIM _918623
700	1		_aCARROLL, Glenn _918624
773	0	8	_tAdministrative Science Quartely _g47, 2, p. 233-264 _d, 2002 _w
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998			_a20021213 _bLucima _cLucimara
998			_a20060524 _b1040^b _cQuiteria
999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c9456 _d9456
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