Making global society: Friendship networks among transnational professionals in the building design industry

Global Networks

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-179

  Kennedy, Paul ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; PERSONNEL; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BUSINESS SECTORS; ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION; GLOBAL ECONOMY; TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATION;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EID: 10444234433     PISSN: 14702266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0374.2004.00085.x     Document Type: Article

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