Isolating trust outcomes from exchange relationships: Social exchange and learning benefits of prior ties in alliances

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1826-1847

  Lioukas, Constantinos S ^a   Reuer, Jeffrey J ^b  

^a EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 84975704699     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2011.0934     Document Type: Article

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