The effect of specificity of experience on a firm's perceived importance of institutional knowledge in an ongoing business

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 699-712

  Chetty, Sylvie ^a   Eriksson, Kent ^b   Lindbergh, Jessica ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Experiential knowledge; Institutional knowledge; International experience; Internationalization; Learning; Small to medium sized firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747664307     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400214     Document Type: Article

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