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Compares applied economic models and an institutional model in an empirical study of financial reporting practice at the Fortune 200 between 1962 and 1984. Findings indicate that the institutional model adds significant explanatory power over and above the models currently dominating the applied economics literature. Includes 47 references. (MLH)

An analysis examines the impact of competition and institutional connections on the growth of day care centers (DCCs) in metropolitan Toronto, Canada, between 1971 and 1989, and uses a model of organizational growth to show that DCC growth fell because of density-dependent, mass-dependent and size-localized types of competition. Growth advantages of institutional connections improved with the intensity of competition.

Park, CA: Sage. Amburgey, Terry L., Tina Dacin, and Dawn Kelly 1993 'Disruptive selection and population segmentation: Inter-population competition as a segregating process.' In Joel A.C. Baum and Jitendra V. [...]

An Institutional Model of Organizational Pratice: Financial Reporting at the Fortune 200 This paper compares applied economic models and an institutional model in an empirical study of financial reporting practice [...]

During industry emergence, what we call the proto-industry phase, the lack of agreement about legitimate organizational forms between audiences and firms is a key problem. We develop an ecological model of emerging institutional pressures among audiences and firms during the emergence of new industries to understand these challenges. We develop a theoretical framework that includes mimetic, normative, and coercive pressures, deriving propositions linking them with survival and growth. We use simulation methodology to test these propositions, finding strong support for these predictions. We close by exploring some conclusions and implications of our model for both theory and practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]