TMG social capital, strategic choice and firm performance

European Management Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-27

  Shipilov, Andrew ^a   Danis, Wade ^b  

^a INSEAD   (France)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Social capital; Strategy; Top management groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 33344456755     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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