Organizational Emergence: The Origin and Transformation of Branson, Missouri's Musical Theaters

Todd H. Chiles
Todd H. Chiles
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Department of Management, College of Business, University of Missouri, 443 Cornell Hall, Columbia, Missouri 65211-2600
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Alan D. Meyer
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Department of Management, Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-1208
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Thomas J. Hench
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Department of Management, College of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601
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Todd H. Chiles

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Department of Management, College of Business, University of Missouri, 443 Cornell Hall, Columbia, Missouri 65211-2600

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Alan D. Meyer

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Department of Management, Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-1208

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