Learning from forgetting: An experiential study of two European car manufacturers

Management Learning

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-38

  Carmona, Salvador ^a   Grönlund, Anders ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 11644258477     PISSN: 13505076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350507698291002     Document Type: Article

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