Alumni effects and relational advantage: The impact on outsourcing when a buyer hires employees from a supplier's competitors

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1578-1600

  Carnahan, Seth ^a   Somaya, Deepak ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 84892586484     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2011.0089     Document Type: Article

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