Defections from the inner circle: Social exchange, reciprocity, and the diffusion of board independence in U.S. Corporations

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 161-183

  Westphal, James D ^a   Zajac, Edward J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031094163     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2393812     Document Type: Article

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