Making the most of where you are: Geography, networks, and innovation in organizations

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 193-222

  Funk, Russell J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84900401555     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2012.0585     Document Type: Article

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