Business success through social networks? A comment on social networks and business success

American Journal of Economics and Sociology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 665-677

  Egbert, Henrik ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 67650325133     PISSN: 00029246     EISSN: 15367150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.2009.00643.x     Document Type: Article

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