Where do interorganizational networks come from?

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1439-1493

  Gulati, Ranjay ^a   Gargiulo, Martin ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033092817     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/210179     Document Type: Article

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