Tie and network correlates of individual performance in knowledge-intensive work

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 928-937

  Cross, Rob ^a   Cummings, Jonathon N ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 11844260057     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20159632     Document Type: Article

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