It's the connections: The network perspective in interorganizational research

Academy of Management Perspectives

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-77

  Zaheer, Akbar ^a,b   Gözübüyük, Remzi ^c   Milanov, Hana ^c  

^a Strategic Management   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c IE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

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EID: 77952039293     PISSN: 15589080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMP.2010.50304417     Document Type: Article

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