In this paper, we first review the central role traditionally played by community in structuring professional work, especially the case of medicine; we then document the growing influence of market and hierarchy principles in the progressive restructuring of professional work over recent decades;...

This research examined the effects of social capital on entrepreneurial opportunity perception and weak tie investment using individual-level data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor linked with national-level data on social capital. Consistent with a social capital perspective, this study...

While research on the cost effectiveness of standardization to date has focused on the impact of different degrees of standardization, it has paid insufficient attention to the process an organization uses to formulate and implement standardized procedures. Drawing on the organizational...