The other pathway to the boardroom: Interpersonal influence behavior as a substitute for elite credentials and majority status in obtaining board appointments

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-204

  Westphal, James D ^a   Stern, Ithai ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33749039702     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2189/asqu.51.2.169     Document Type: Review

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