'Knowledge capital' and innovation in global corporations

International Journal of Technology and Globalisation

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 24-41

  Laperche, Blandine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

^b LabRII   (France)

Author keywords

Appropriation; Firm; Globalisation; Innovation; Knowledge capital; Profitability imperative; Socialisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847681347     PISSN: 14765667     EISSN: 17418194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTG.2007.012358     Document Type: Article

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