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Understanding network formation in strategy research: Exponential random graph models

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  • Ashish Arora
  • Michelle Gittelman
  • Sarah Kaplan
  • John Lynch
  • Will Mitchell
  • Nicolaj Siggelkow
  • Ji Youn (Rose) Kim
  • Michael Howard
  • Emily Cox Pahnke
  • Warren Boeker

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  • Ashish Arora & Michelle Gittelman & Sarah Kaplan & John Lynch & Will Mitchell & Nicolaj Siggelkow & Ji Youn (Rose) Kim & Michael Howard & Emily Cox Pahnke & Warren Boeker, 2016. "Understanding network formation in strategy research: Exponential random graph models," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 37(1), pages 22-44, January.
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