Institutional determinants of individual mobility: Bringing the professions back in

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 397-420

  Robson, Gary S ^a   Wholey, Douglas R ^b   Barefield, Russell M ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0030304391     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/256785     Document Type: Article

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