Knowledge flows and the modelling of the multinational enterprise

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 639-657

  Adler, Nicole ^a   Hashai, Niron ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Internalisation; Internationalisation; Knowledge flow; Modelling; Multinational enterprise; Optimisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547368307     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400284     Document Type: Article

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