作者: Glenn R. Carroll , Michael T. Hannan
DOI: 10.2307/2095875
关键词: Competition (economics) 、 Newspaper 、 Economics 、 Low density 、 Empirical research 、 Social processes 、 Legitimation 、 Density dependence 、 Hazard 、 Demographic economics
摘要: A model of density dependence is proposed to explain regularities in the growth and decline organizational populations. Density -the number organizations assumed be a function social processes legitimation competition. At low density, predicts that process will dominate lead high founding rates mortality rates. levels competition dominate, consequently rise. The tested with hazard models using data from nine newspaper populations spanning 19th 20th centuries covering over 5200 newspapers. Analysis offounding provides strong empirical support for model. reveals holds large