Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness

Mark Granovetter

doi:10.1086/228311

journal article Nov 01, 1985

Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness

Mark Granovetter

American Journal of Sociology Vol. 91 No. 3 pp. 481-510 · University of Chicago Press

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Published: Nov 01, 1985
Vol/Issue: 91(3)
Pages: 481-510

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Mark Granovetter (1985). Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness. American Journal of Sociology, 91(3), 481-510. https://doi.org/10.1086/228311

Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness

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