The online shadow of offline signals: Which sellers get contacted in online B2B marketplaces?

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 207-231

  Lanzolla, Gianvito ^a   Frankort, Hans T W ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84959316516     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2014.0051     Document Type: Article

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