Dormant ties: The value of reconnecting

Organization Science

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 923-939

  Levin, Daniel Z ^a   Walter, Jorge ^b   Murnighan, J Keith ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge transfer; Social capital; Tie strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960851803     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1100.0576     Document Type: Article

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