Contacts and contracts: Cross-level network dynamics in the development of an aircraft material

Organization Science

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 940-960

  Berends, Hans ^a   van Burg, Elco ^a   van Raaij, Erik M ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Multilevel; Network dynamics; Product development; Structuration

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960856633     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1100.0578     Document Type: Article

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