A genealogical approach to organizational life chances: The parent-progeny transfer among Silicon Valley law firms, 1946-1996

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 474-506

  Phillips, Damon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0036770352     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3094848     Document Type: Article

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