CONTACTS AND CONTRACTS: DYADIC EMBEDDEDNESS AND THE CONTRACTUAL BEHAVIOR OF FIRMS

Research in the Sociology of Organizations

Volumn 20, Issue , 2003, Pages 135-188

  Batenburg, Ronald S ^a   Raub, Werner ^a   Snijders, Chris ^a  

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EID: 33749259482     PISSN: 0733558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-558X(02)20006-3     Document Type: Review

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