Legitimacy building in the evolution of small-firm multilateral networks: A comparative study of success and demise

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 327-365

  Human, Sherrie E ^a   Provan, Keith G ^a  

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EID: 0034339117     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2667074     Document Type: Article

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