Social Networks, Learning, and Flexibility: Sourcing Scientific Knowledge in New Biotechnology Firms

Organization Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 428-443

  Liebeskind, Julia Porter ^a   Oliver, Amalya Lumerman ^a   Zucker, Lynne ^a   Brewer, Marilynn ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Organizational Flexibility; Organizational Learning; Social Networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030523972     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.7.4.428     Document Type: Article

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