Shifts and ladders: Comparing the role of internal and external mobility in managerial careers

Organization Science

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1629-1645

  Bidwell, Matthew ^a   Mollick, Ethan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Careers; Hiring; Labor markets; Promotion; Worker mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84951087690     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2015.1003     Document Type: Article

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