From hot cakes to cold feet: A contingent perspective on the relationship between market uncertainty and status homophily in the formation of alliances

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 406-432

  Collet, Francois ^a   Philippe, Déborah ^b  

^a ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alliance; Decision making; Framing; Homophily; Status; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897031240     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joms.12051     Document Type: Article

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