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Critical Perspectives on International Business

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-40

  Gantman, Ernesto R ^a,c   Parker, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BELGRANO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Academic staff; Argentina; Consultants; Developing countries; Knowledge management

Indexed keywords

EID: 30644462469     PISSN: 17422043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17422040610644144     Document Type: Review

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