Network Structure in Virtual Organizations

Organization Science

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 741-757

  Ahuja, Manju K ^a   Carley, Kathleen M ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Network structure; Task routineness; Virtual organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033272747     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.10.6.741     Document Type: Article

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