Imaginary worlds: Using visual network scales to capture perceptions of social networks

Research in the Sociology of Organizations

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 315-336

  Mehra, Ajay ^a   Borgatti, Stephen P ^a   Soltis, Scott ^b   Floyd, Theresa ^a   Halgin, Daniel S ^a   Ofem, Brandon ^a   Lopez Kidwell, Virginie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

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EID: 84901475759     PISSN: 0733558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S0733-558X(2014)0000040016     Document Type: Article

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