Ties that last: Tie formation and persistence in research collaborations over time

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-110

  Dahlander, Linus ^a   McFarland, Daniel A ^b  

^a EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term ties; Network ties; Research collaborations; Task relationships; Tie formation; Tie persistence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876455621     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: 19303815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0001839212474272     Document Type: Article

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