Elucidating elusive ensembles: The strategic value of informal internet networks

European Management Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-26

  Van der Merwe, Rian ^a,d   Pitt, Leyland ^b,d   Berthon, Pierre ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elusive ensembles; Informal Internet networks; Network organizations; Social capital; Social network theory; Strategic alliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 0842325188     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2003.11.016     Document Type: Article

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