Dynamics of Organizational Expansion in National Systems of Education Export

@article{carroll81, abstract = {National systems of education expand organizationally at unequal speeds in different countries and time periods. A nonlinear differential equation model based on ecological theory is advanced to explain these differences. The model is tested empirically, including an analysis of local stability. The results suggest that organizational expansion in large, geographically decentralized systems follows a process of logistic growth with a ceiling set by environmental resources.}, author = {Carroll, Glenn R.}, citeulike-article-id = {2857486}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2094940}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/2094940}, doi = {10.2307/2094940}, journal = {American Sociological Review}, keywords = {ecology, methods}, number = {5}, pages = {585--599}, posted-at = {2008-06-02 17:18:54}, priority = {2}, publisher = {American Sociological Association}, title = {Dynamics of Organizational Expansion in National Systems of Education}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2094940}, volume = {46}, year = {1981} }

TY - JOUR ID - carroll81 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2857486 N2 - National systems of education expand organizationally at unequal speeds in different countries and time periods. A nonlinear differential equation model based on ecological theory is advanced to explain these differences. The model is tested empirically, including an analysis of local stability. The results suggest that organizational expansion in large, geographically decentralized systems follows a process of logistic growth with a ceiling set by environmental resources. IS - 5 JF - American Sociological Review EP - 599 TI - Dynamics of Organizational Expansion in National Systems of Education PB - American Sociological Association VL - 46 SP - 585 KW - ecology KW - methods AU - Carroll, Glenn PY - 1981/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2094940 ER -