Status differences in the cognitive activation of social networks

Organization Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-82

  Smith, Edward Bishop ^a   Menon, Tanya ^b   Thompson, Leigh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental designs; Labor markets; Laboratory research; Organization and management theory; Organizational behavior; Psychological processes; Social networks; Status.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865090082     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1100.0643     Document Type: Article

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