Learning to collaborate: A study of individual and organizational learning, and interorganizational relationships

Journal of Strategic Marketing

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 121-138

  Knight, Louise A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Industrial purchasing and marketing; Interorganizational collaboration; Organizational learning; Partnerships; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009900106     PISSN: 0965254X     EISSN: 14664488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096525400346213     Document Type: Article

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