Embeddedness in the making of financial capital: How social relations and networks benefit firms seeking financing

American Sociological Review

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 481-505

  Uzzi, Brian ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DECISION MAKING;

EID: 0032728349     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2657252     Document Type: Article

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