Power, status, and learning in organizations

Organization Science

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1182-1194

  Bunderson, J Stuart ^a   Reagans, Ray E ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational and group learning; Power and status; Social hierarchy

Indexed keywords

EID: 82255173717     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1100.0590     Document Type: Article

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