Transferring organizational learning systems to Japanese subsidiaries in China

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1027-1058

  Hong, Jacky F L ^a   Easterby Smith, Mark ^b   Snell, Robin Stanley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^b NONE

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EID: 33745308002     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2006.00628.x     Document Type: Article

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