Social capital in multinational corporations and a micro-macro model of its formation

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 297-317

  Kostova, Tatiana ^a   Roth, Kendall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0037393062     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2003.9416356     Document Type: Article

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