Transnational corporations and strategic challenges: An analysis of knowledge flows and competitive advantage

The Learning Organization

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 544-559

  Patricia, Ordóñez Pablos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Knowledge transfer; Transnational companies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749073408     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17587905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09696470610705433     Document Type: Article

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