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Taking off: Category contrast and organizational mortality in the UK airline industry 1919-64

Kuilman,J.G.
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Wezel,F.C.
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This study analyzes the role of Category contrast in the context of an emerging industry. The level of contrast, the degree to which a category stands out from its background, appears to be an important aspect of the legitimation process, but as of yet poorly understood. The article explores three potential roles: as providing legitimacy to the category as such, as allowing for legitimacy spillovers to peripheral members, and as strengthening density-dependent legitimation. The study investigates these potential roles using longitudinal data on organizational naming patterns in the early passenger airline industry in the United Kingdom.
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2013
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SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Kuilman, J G & Wezel, F C 2013, 'Taking off : Category contrast and organizational mortality in the UK airline industry 1919-64', Strategic Organization, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 56-77. https://doi.org/10.1177/1476127012460945
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14602/59200
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