Which path to power? Workplace networks and the relative effectiveness of inheritance and rainmaking strategies for professional partners

Journal of Professions and Organization

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 33-48

  Briscoe, Forrest ^a   Von Nordenflycht, Andrew ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

careers; gender and racial diversity; law firm partnerships; networks; professional service firms; rainmaking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930520535     PISSN: 20518803     EISSN: 20518811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpo/jot003     Document Type: Article

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