Interorganizational Imitation: The Impact of Interlocks on Corporate Acquisition Activity
- 1 December 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Administrative Science Quarterly
- Vol. 38 (4) , 564-592
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2393337
Abstract
In this study, I examine direct evidence for the influence of interorganizational imitation on a voluntary, substantive strategic action that affects the econom...This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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