The contingent effect of work roles on brokerage in professional organizations
By: Anssi Smedlund and Emily W. Choi
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/connections-2019.012 | Journal eISSN: 2816-4245 | Journal ISSN: 0226-1766
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