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Organizational Ecology

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Organizational ecology constitutes a theoretical perspective on populations of organizations; it relies on a common general conception of the organizational world shaped by processes of selection and also employs common methodological presumptions and practices. Systematic development and testing of ecological theory takes place within cumulative theory fragments that address specific research problems in coherent ways.

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  1. Graduate School of Business, 518 Memorial Way, Stanford, CA, 94305-5015, USA

    Glenn R. Carroll

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Carroll, G.R., Negro, G. (2016). Organizational Ecology. In: Augier, M., Teece, D. (eds) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Strategic Management. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-94848-2_612-1

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