The Multiple Dimensions of Managerial Networking

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 251-272

  Torenvlied, René ^a   Akkerman, Agnes ^b   Meier, Kenneth J ^c   O'Toole, Laurence J ^d  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

factor analysis; managerial networking; Mokken Scale analysis; performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876191571     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: 15523357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0275074012440497     Document Type: Article

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