Teaching executives to see social capital: Results from a field experiment ☆

@article{Burt2007TeachingET,
  title={Teaching executives to see social capital: Results from a field experiment ☆},
  author={Ronald S. Burt and Don Ronchi},
  journal={Social Science Research},
  year={2007},
  volume={36},
  pages={1156-1183}
}
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