The social network ties of group leaders: Implications for group performance and leader reputation

Organization Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 64-79

  Mehra, Ajay ^a   Dixon, Andrea L ^a   Brass, Daniel J ^b   Robertson, Bruce ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Group performance; Leadership; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644598854     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1050.0158     Document Type: Review

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