Social capital, intellectual capital, and the organizational advantage

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 242-266

  Nahapiet, Janine ^a   Ghoshal, Sumantra ^a  

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EID: 0032375624     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.1998.533225     Document Type: Article

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