The contribution of network research to managerial culture and practice

European Management Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 321-334

  Chauvet, Vincent ^a   Chollet, Barthélemy ^b   Soda, Giuseppe ^c   Huault, Isabelle ^d  

^a Université de Savoie Mont Blanc   (France)

^b GRENOBLE ECOLE DE MANAGEMENT   (France)

^c BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE   (France)

Author keywords

Managerial practice; Network research; Practical relevance; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053053258     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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