The allocation of prestigious positions in organizational science: Accumulative advantage, sponsored mobility, and contest mobility

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 489-516

  Miller, C Chet ^a   Click, William H ^b   Cardinal, Laura B ^c  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 22544475579     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.325     Document Type: Review

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