The influence of social capital on strategic choice: An examination of the effects of external and internal network relationships on strategic complexity

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1255-1261

  Houghton, Susan M ^a   Smith, Anne D ^b   Hood, Jacqueline N ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

External network; Internal network; Social capital; Strategic complexity

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349790118     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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