Leblanc, R. W. J., 77–78, 185

liability of creditworthiness, 3, 65, 68

liability of newness, 3, 65, 67

Lieberman & Asaba, 25

Lincoln & Guba, 98

liquidity, 54, 160, 171, 249

lobbyists, 23

Lynall, Golden, & Hillman, 47–48, 58, 65–66, 176

market performance. See performance, market

Mazwell, J. A., 96

McGill University, 77, 90–91, 100, 105, 114, 175

media, 18, 110–111, 225

Mellahi, K., 55

mergers, 1, 22–23, 63–64, 71, 146, 154, 161, 165n8, 174, 185, 249, 259, 300

Meyer & Rowan, 26

Miller & Friesen, 44–45

Mills, C. W., 36

mimetic behavior/processes, 25–26, 29, 38, 79, 175

Mintz & Schwartz, 35, 39–40, 70

mission, 89, 119, 121, 128, 132, 168, 215–217, 222, 227, 230, 254, 301

Miwa & Ramseyer, 23, 37

Mizruchi, M. S., 18, 36, 40–41, 83, 168, 172

Mizruchi & Stearns, 23–24

motivations, 8, 40, 49, 76, 82, 89, 95, 97–98, 100, 103–104, 118–121, 148, 162–163, 167–168, 172, 184, 186–188, 199, 215–223, 240, 281

Nahapiet & Ghoshal, 29

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ), 140, 189–192, 195

network, 5, 11, 17, 26, 29–34, 36, 38–42, 47–48, 67, 70, 72, 79–80, 90, 96, 113, 119–121, 130, 137–138, 145, 150, 156, 163, 171, 176, 184, 215–216, 218, 221, 225, 238, 253, 256, 262–263, 267, 269, 284, 300, 307

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), 140, 189–191, 195

Nortel, 18, 52

not-for-profit, 4, 7, 64, 83–87, 90–91, 98, 111, 114, 121–123, 130, 132–133, 138, 145–146, 148–149, 152, 168–169, 171–172, 176, 178, 218–223, 225–227, 233, 237–238, 248–249, 254–255, 284, 288, 292–293, 295, 302, 308

old boys' club, 80, 83–84, 129, 172, 176, 234, 238, 253, 263, 266, 288, 301, 307

Oliver, C., 27–28, 70

organization life cycle, 1, 4, 6, 11, 42, 44, 48, 64, 69–70, 72–73, 95, 99, 155, 168–169, 171, 176, 187, 207

organization life cycle theory, 44–48

decline and exit phase, 48, 53–58, 63–66, 68–69, 77, 99, 101, 103, 105, 152, 155, 160–162, 164, 170–171, 177, 185

emerging phase, 3, 48–50, 63, 65–67, 69, 155–159, 170, 176

maturing phase, 50–53, 63, 67–69, 158–160, 176–178