Modernizing without westernizing: Social structure and economic action in the Indian financial sector

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 511-537

  Chen, Guoli ^a   Chittoor, Raveendra ^b   Vissa, Balagopal ^a  

^a INSEAD   (France)

^b INDIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (India)

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EID: 84946169600     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2012.1039     Document Type: Article

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