MNCs and knowledge management: A typology and key features

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 44-54

  Michailova, Snejina ^a   Nielsen, Bo Bernhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND BUSINESS SCHOOL   (New Zealand)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Multinational companies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644509184     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270610650094     Document Type: Article

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