Network positions and propensities to collaborate: An investigation of strategic alliance formation in a high-technology industry

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 668-698

  Stuart, Toby E ^a  

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EID: 0032220670     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2393679     Document Type: Article

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