Internationalization of professional service firms as learning - A constructivist approach

International Journal of Service Industry Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 140-151

  Reihlen, Markus ^a   Apel, Birgit Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Globalization; Learning; Professional services; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247266662     PISSN: 09564233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09564230710737790     Document Type: Article

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