We provide an overview of social network analysis focusing on network advantage as a lens
that touches on much of the area. For reasons of good data and abundant research, we …

Why do some cities grow economically while others decline? Why do some show sustained
economic performance while others cycle up and down? In Keys to the City, Michael …

Creating a clear, analytical framework, this comprehensive exploration of the relationship
between institutional theory and the study of organizations continues to reflect the richness …

Using longitudinal qualitative and network data capturing five years of evolution of an
interorganizational network, this paper explores network orchestration–the process of …

Negli Stati Uniti l'economia postindustriale, basata sul sapere e sull'innovazione, sta
cambiando profondamente il mercato del lavoro, sia per la tipologia dei beni prodotti sia per …

This PhD thesis uses the lens of dynamic capability theory to explore how network
intermediaries can support firms and entrepreneurs in their search for new opportunities, in …

Research has documented the benefits of social ties across boundaries of competing firms
but has not specified when competition enables such ties or when it damages them. Ninety …

In his influential essay, Powell (1991, p. 186) stresses how little we know about the genesis
and emergence of institutions. To him, neo-institutional theory consequently fails to look at …

This dissertation investigates the scope and historical origins of the institutional contexts
behind the income divergence of the Bay Area and Southern California between 1980 and …

Existing research has established mobilizing frames as a driver of institutional change.
However, we know little about how mobilizing frames emerge. This doctoral dissertation …