Boundary Formation in Emergent Organizations

Research in the Sociology of Organizations

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL., 2007, Pages 125-153

  Xu, Hongwei ^a   Ruef, Martin ^a  

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EID: 33847163931     PISSN: 0733558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-558X(06)25004-3     Document Type: Review

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