Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illuminate Peter Drucker's management theory by exploring German theological concerns which constituted his unique approach in management theory. Design/methodology/approach – To uncover the secularized German theological roots in Drucker's work, the...

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-02, Section: A, page: 0639.

We conceptualize entrepreneurs' success in acquiring resources as the outcome of a socially embedded process of pursuing legitimacy, which in turn encompasses their ability to meet field incumbents' expectations about conformity and innovation. Drawing from Bourdieu's theory of practice, we...