Managing the exploration vs. exploitation dilemma in transnational "bridging teams"

Journal of World Business

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 110-126

  Lunnan, Randi ^a   Barth, Theodor ^b  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

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EID: 0037402911     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-9516(03)00005-1     Document Type: Article

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