Social capital among corporate upper echelons and its impacts on executive promotion in Korea

Journal of World Business

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-96

  Kim, Yangmin ^a   Cannella Jr , Albert A ^b  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 38049022062     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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