Signals across multiple networks: How venture capital and alliance networks affect interorganizational collaboration

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 852-866

  Ozmel, Umit ^a   Reuer, Jeffrey J ^a   Gulati, Ranjay ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84880310796     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2009.0549     Document Type: Article

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