Although prior literature argues that product adaption is critical to survival in new or dynamic
industries, we have very limited information about the antecedents to product adaptation …

This article suggests that both producers and analysts are strategic about categorization.
Producers use categorization to maintain a balance of differentiation and legitimacy …

Tie-formation mechanisms like homophily, reciprocity, transitivity, and preferential
attachment operate to varying degrees across contexts. Romantic ties tend to be …

This article traces the trajectory of biotechnology firms, clusters and collaborations in
Australia between 2003 and 2014. Combining descriptive analyses, network visualizations …

Wie lässt sich die unwahrscheinliche Institutionalisierung der Empirischen
Bildungsforschung in Deutschland erklären? Aus Perspektive einer institutionalistischen …

Interest groups form an important part of the development of political and social systems.
This book goes beyond current literature in examining the survival and 'careers' of such …

We extend Becker's conception of art worlds to articulate the boundaries which enable and
constrain innovation in art. Synthesizing network and institutional approaches to art …

Neugegründete Medienorganisationen bilden bedeutende Kontrastfälle zu den etablierten
Orten der journalistischen Produktion–etwa Presseverlage und ihre Redaktionen–, weil sie …

Accounting for the rise of the medical device industry in the Emilia-Romagna town of
Mirandola from a once depressed agricultural area in 1962 to a world-manufacturing center …

Since the Industrial Revolution, the world economy has enjoyed ongoing productivity
increases that have steadily raised global living standards in the context of a growing world …