Better with Age? Tie longevity and the performance implications of bridging and closure

Organization Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 529-546

  Baum, Joel A C ^a   McEvily, Bill ^a   Rowley, Tim J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Interorganizational relationships; Organization and management theory; Strategic alliance networks; Strategy and firm performance; Strategy and policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863093166     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1100.0566     Document Type: Article

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