The Diversity-Bandwidth Trade-off

Aral, Sinan; Van Alstyne, Marshall

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The Diversity-Bandwidth Trade-off

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Aral, Sinan, Van Alstyne, Marshall·2011·American Journal of Sociology

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Authors: Aral, S., & Van Alstyne, M.
Venue: American Journal of Sociology
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2011-07
Volume: 117
Issue: 1
Pages: 90-171
ISSN: 0002-9602 (ISSN-L)
1537-5390
DOI: 10.1086/661238
OpenAlex: W3123436322
Cited by: 654
References: 19
FWCI: 16.17
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green

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