Redundant governance structures: An analysis of structural and relational embeddedness in the steel and semiconductor industries

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 369-386

  Rowley, Tim ^a   Behrens, Dean ^b   Krackhardt, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Network embeddedness; Social capital; Strategic alliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001668888     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0266(200003)21:3<369::AID-SMJ93>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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