The importance of the first relationship: The ongoing influence of initial network on future status

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 727-750

  Milanov, Hana ^a   Shepherd, Dean A ^b  

^a TUM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

initial conditions; network evolution; social categorization; status; venture capital

Indexed keywords

INITIAL CONDITIONS; NETWORK EVOLUTION; SOCIAL CATEGORIZATION; STATUS; VENTURE CAPITAL;

MANAGEMENT; PLANNING;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 84876337636     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2109     Document Type: Article

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