On the social networks of managers

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 421-440

  Carroll, Glenn R ^a   Teo, Albert C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 0030304392     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/256786     Document Type: Article

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