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The Strength of Weak Ties

Mark Granovetter · American Journal of Sociology · 1973 · 38.5K citations

Social Sciences, Organization Studies, Sociology +17

The Nature of the Firm

Ronald H. Coase · Economica · 1937 · 23.4K citations · Full text

Management, Strategic Management, Strategy +10

Markets and Hierarchies: Analysis and Antitrust Implications.

D. O’Brien, Oliver E. Williamson · The Economic Journal · 1976 · 13.8K citations

Social Sciences, Competition Law, Economics +17

The Costs and Benefits of Ownership: A Theory of Vertical and Lateral Integration

Sanford J. Grossman, Oliver Hart · Journal of Political Economy · 1986 · 9.5K citations · Full text

Business, Business Economics, Contract Law +16

Interorganizational Collaboration and the Locus of Innovation: Networks of Learning in Biotechnology

Walter W. Powell, Kenneth W. Koput, Laurel Smith‐Doerr · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1996 · 8.5K citations

Management, Organization Studies, Sociology +6