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

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  • Jeroen G. Kuilman

    (EM - EMLyon Business School)

  • Filippo Carlo Wezel

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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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  • Jeroen G. Kuilman & Filippo Carlo Wezel, 2013. "Taking off : Category contrast and organizational mortality in the UK airline industry, 1919–64," Post-Print hal-02313082, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02313082
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    1. Goldenstein, Jan & Hunoldt, Michael & Oertel, Simon, 2019. "How optimal distinctiveness affects new ventures' failure risk: A contingency perspective," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 34(3), pages 477-495.

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