The transfer of experience in groups of organizations: Implications for performance and competition

Management Science

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1517-1533

  Ingram, Paul ^a   Simons, Tal ^b  

^a The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Groups; Kibbutz; Knowledge sharing; Learning curve; Profitability

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE;

COMPETITIVE DYNAMICS; COMPETITIVENESS; PROFITABILITY;

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE;

EID: 0036970107     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.48.12.1517.437     Document Type: Article

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