Better with age? Tie longevity and the performance implications of bridging and closure

Academy of Management 2008 Annual Meeting: The Questions We Ask, AOM 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Baum, Joel A C ^a   Mcevily, Bill ^a   Rowley, Tim J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Networks; Performance

Indexed keywords

NETWORKS (CIRCUITS);

HYBRID NETWORK; INVESTMENT BANK; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE BENEFITS; PERFORMANCE EFFECT; STRUCTURAL NETWORKS;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 85086493656     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.5465/ambpp.2008.33625391     Document Type: Conference Paper

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