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Conférence de Mme Ida Zilio Grandy
No full textZilio Grandy Ida. Conférence de Mme Ida Zilio Grandy. In: École pratique des hautes études, Section des sciences religieuses. Annuaire. Tome 112, 2003-2004. 2003. pp. 205-207
Conférence de Mme Ida Zilio Grandy
No full textZilio Grandy Ida. Conférence de Mme Ida Zilio Grandy. In: École pratique des hautes études, Section des sciences religieuses. Annuaire. Tome 112, 2003-2004. 2003. pp. 205-207
grandy
No full textgrandyCuck-a-doodle-doo, Nanny lost her shoe; Grandy lost his walking stick, Cuck-a-doodle-doo. (Children's term for grandfather?)Yes[-]= C23[-] J. WIDDOSON[WK: granda:?]Not usedNot usedWithdrawnTyped
Grandy, R., Dec. 10, 1993, Part 3. Mark Ferguson interviewing Roy Grandy.
No full textPart 3 of Mark Ferguson's December 10, 1993 interview with Roy Grandy. Mr. Grandy discusses dory boat construction, fishing, and salting fish
Box 28, Neg. No. 39653: G.W. Grandy
No full textThis black and white photograph features a portrait of G. W. Grandy - he is wearing a suit. G.W. Grandy ordered the photograph.https://scholars.fhsu.edu/stafford_county/4378/thumbnail.jp
Box 9, Neg. No. 3400: Pearl Grandy
No full textThis black and white photograph features a portrait of Pearl Grandy- she is sitting in a chair and is wearing a long light dress. Pearl Grandy ordered the photograph.https://scholars.fhsu.edu/stafford_county/1899/thumbnail.jp
Box 7, Neg. No. 2819: Pearl Grandy
No full textThis black and white photograph features a portrait of Pearl Grandy - she is standing and is wearing a coat and a hat. Pearl Grandy ordered the photograph.https://scholars.fhsu.edu/stafford_county/1722/thumbnail.jp
Box 1, Neg. No. Unknown: Grandy Family
No full textThis black and white photograph features a portrait of the Grandy family - a man and a woman are sitting with a girl standing behind them; the man is wearing a suit and the woman and girl are wearing dark colored dresses. George Grandy ordered the photograph.https://scholars.fhsu.edu/stafford_county/1013/thumbnail.jp
Competitive advantage as a legitimacy-creating process
No full textPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how small firms in the tattooing industry actively shape institutional expectations of value for consumers in a changing industry. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws upon interviews with key actors in the firms under study to explore their experiences with consumers and other constituents in determining how competitive advantage is constructed in this environment. These data are complemented data with interviews with governmental representatives and material from secondary sources.
Findings – The results reveal efforts of firms to construct and increase organizational legitimacy through the prominence of discourses of professionalism based on artistry and medicine/public health. These bases of competitive differentiation are not the clear result of exogenous pressure, rather they arise through the active efforts of the firm to construct value guidelines for consumers and other constituents. Practical implications – Strategic management in small firms is a complex and dynamic process that does not necessarily mirror that of large organizations. Constructing competitive advantage is an interacting process between key actors of small firms and various constituents.
Originality/value – The paper extends the application of institutional theory in strategic management by illuminating the active role that firms play in creating industry norms, especially in industries where norms are not well established or no longer entrenched. Moreover, exploring an alternative site of study offers a means through which to see well-studied issues in new ways
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