Gratitude, nostalgia and what now? Knowledge acquisition and learning a decade later

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-26

  Salk, Jane ^a   Lyles, Marjorie A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; International joint ventures; Knowledge; Organizational learning; Transitioning economies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847291818     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400246     Document Type: Review

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