Organizational learning under organizational impermanence: Collaborative ties in film project firms

Journal of Management and Governance

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 257-285

  Ferriani, Simone ^a,b   Corrado, Raffaele ^b   Boschetti, Carlo ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Film industry; Organizational impermanence; Organizational learning; Project firms; Repeated collaborations

Indexed keywords

EID: 27544479133     PISSN: 13853457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10997-005-7422-2     Document Type: Review

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