The social fabric of a team-based M.B.A. program: Network effects on student satisfaction and performance

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1369-1397

  Baldwin, Timothy T ^a   Bedell, Michael D ^a,b   Johnson, Jonathan L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Payless ShoeSource   (United States)

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EID: 0031283928     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/257037     Document Type: Article

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