Studying processes in and around networks

Industrial Marketing Management

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 224-234

  Bizzi, Lorenzo ^a   Langley, Ann ^a  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Case studies; Methodology; Networks; Process research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858337755     PISSN: 00198501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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