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Transnationalists and national networkers in the global corporate elite

  1. WILLIAM K. CARROLL

Article first published online: 27 FEB 2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0374.2008.00255.x

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Global Networks

Global Networks

Volume 9, Issue 3, pages 289–314, July 2009

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CARROLL, W. K. (2009), Transnationalists and national networkers in the global corporate elite. Global Networks, 9: 289–314. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0374.2008.00255.x

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  1. Sociology Department, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W2Y2. wcarroll@uvic.ca

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  1. Issue published online: 10 JUN 2009
  2. Article first published online: 27 FEB 2009

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