Social capital and organizational performance: Evidence from urban public schools

Organization Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 353-366

  Leana, Carrie R ^a   Pil, Frits K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Human capital; Learning; Public schools; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744799032     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1060.0191     Document Type: Article

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