Making pipes, using pipes: How tie initiation, reciprocity, positive emotions, and reputation create new organizational social capital

Research in the Sociology of Organizations

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 57-71

  Baker, Wayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Networks; Positive emotions; Reciprocity; Reputation; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901417669     PISSN: 0733558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S0733-558X(2014)0000040003     Document Type: Article

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