Cognitive social structures in social network research: A review

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL 1, 2013, Pages

  Brands, Raina A ^a  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive social structures; Review; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883455418     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.1890     Document Type: Article

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