dc.contributor.author | Phillips, Damon J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Turco, Catherine | |
dc.contributor.author | Zuckerman Sivan, Ezra W. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-30T17:28:15Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-06-30T17:28:15Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-01 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 00029602 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 15375390 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/88139 | |
dc.description.abstract | Why are some diversified market identities problematic but others are not? We examine this question in the context of high-status corporate law firms, which often diversify into one low-status area of work—family law (FL)—but face a barrier (strong disapproval from existing clients) that prevents diversification into another such area—plaintiffs’ personal injury law (PIL). Drawing on a qualitative study of the Boston legal market, we argue that this barrier reflects a situation where loyalty norms have been violated, and it surfaces because service to individual plaintiffs is tantamount to betraying the interests of corporate clients. Our analysis clarifies identity-based limits to diversification, indicating that they are rooted in concerns about the firm’s commitments as well as its capabilities, and suggests a more general refinement of theory on status and conformity. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | University of Chicago Press | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/668412 | en_US |
dc.rights | Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. | en_US |
dc.source | University of Chicago Press | en_US |
dc.title | Betrayal as Market Barrier: Identity-Based Limits to Diversification among High-Status Corporate Law Firms | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Phillips, Damon J., Catherine J. Turco, and Ezra W. Zuckerman. “Betrayal as Market Barrier: Identity-Based Limits to Diversification Among High-Status Corporate Law Firms.” American Journal of Sociology 118, no. 4 (January 2013): 1023–1054. © 2013 The University of Chicago Press | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Sloan School of Management | en_US |
dc.contributor.mitauthor | Turco, Catherine | en_US |
dc.contributor.mitauthor | Zuckerman Sivan, Ezra W. | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | American Journal of Sociology | en_US |
dc.eprint.version | Final published version | en_US |
dc.type.uri | http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle | en_US |
eprint.status | http://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerReviewed | en_US |
dspace.orderedauthors | Phillips, Damon J.; Turco, Catherine J.; Zuckerman, Ezra W. | en_US |
dc.identifier.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0216-8689 | |
dc.identifier.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6271-0708 | |
mit.license | PUBLISHER_POLICY | en_US |
mit.metadata.status | Complete | |