Networking capitalism: Network construction and control effects in direct selling

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 165-184

  Lan, Pei Chia ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0036522816     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2002.tb00045.x     Document Type: Article

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