The Dynamics of Rules : Change in Written Organizational Codes

List of Tables ix List of Figures xi Introduction 1(4) Rules in Organizations 5(23) Rules at Stanford 28(28) Speculating about Rule Dynamics 56(27) An Event History Approach 83(23) Explaining Patterns of Rule Birth 106(35) Explaining Patterns of Rule Change 141(20) Regularities in Rule Dynamics 161(24) Toward an Understanding of Rules 185(20) Notes 205(4) References 209(12) Index 221