The Ties that Bind: Strategic Actions and Status Structure in the US Investment Banking Industry

Organization Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 339-368

  Li, Stan X ^a   Berta, Whitney Blair ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alliances; Homophily; Industry structure; Status; Strategic actions; Structuration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141643187     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840602233002     Document Type: Article

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