Lost in space: The geography of corporate interlocking directorates

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 863-911

  Kono, Clifford ^a   Palmer, Donald ^b   Friedland, Roger ^a   Zafonte, Matthew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032327487     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/231292     Document Type: Article

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