From network ties to network structures: Exponential Random Graph Models of interorganizational relations

Quality and Quantity

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1665-1685

  Pallotti, Francesca ^a   Lomi, Alessandro ^a   Mascia, Daniele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exponential Random Graph Models; Hospital organizations; Interorganizational networks; Interorganizational relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872855839     PISSN: 00335177     EISSN: 15737845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11135-011-9619-6     Document Type: Article

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