Friends and foes: The dynamics of dual social structures

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 585-613

  Sytch, Maxim ^a   Tatarynowicz, Adam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84900445987     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2011.0979     Document Type: Article

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