Paradox and collaboration in network management

Administration and Society

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 404-440

  Ospina, Sonia M ^a   Saz Carranza, Angel ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Networks; Paradox; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954820456     PISSN: 00953997     EISSN: 15523039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095399710362723     Document Type: Article

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