Social status, entry and predation: The case of British shipping cartels 1879-1929

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-67

  Podolny, Joel M ^a   Morton, Fiona M Scott ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0033476918     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6451.00089     Document Type: Article

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