The coordination of globalized R&D activities through project teams organization: An exploratory empirical study

Journal of World Business

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 96-109

  Mendez, Ariel ^a  

^a The Institute of Labour Economics and Industrial Sociology LEST   (France)

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EID: 0037402909     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-9516(03)00004-X     Document Type: Article

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