Learning by association? Interorganizational networks and adaptation to environmental change

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 621-643

  Kraatz, Matthew S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0032218159     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/256961     Document Type: Article

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