Enhancing knowledge transfer in multinational corporations: A dynamic capabilities driven model

Knowledge Management Research and Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 34-43

  Gooderham, Paul N ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dynamic capabilities; Knowledge transfer; Multi national corporations

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047178835     PISSN: 14778238     EISSN: 14778246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.kmrp.8500119     Document Type: Conference Paper

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