Executive departures without client losses: The role of multiplex ties in exchange partner retention

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 563-584

  Rogan, Michelle ^a  

^a INSEAD   (France)

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EID: 84900405083     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2011.1049     Document Type: Article

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