Network responsiveness: The social structural microfoundations of dynamic capabilities

Academy of Management Perspectives

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 353-367

  Kleinbaum, Adam M ^a,c   Stuart, Toby E ^b,d  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84911390354     PISSN: 15589080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amp.2013.0096     Document Type: Conference Paper

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