'Belonging' to a Virtual Research Centre: Exploring the Influence of Social Capital Formation Processes on Member Identification in a Virtual Organization

British Journal of Management

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-76

  Davenport, Sally ^a   Daellenbach, Urs ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 79951523272     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2010.00713.x     Document Type: Article

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