Research note: Personalism and corporate networks in Singapore

Organization Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 861-877

  Zang, Xiaowei ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese firms; Corporate networks; Personalism; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041036954     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840699205007     Document Type: Article

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