Re-theorizing external learning: Insights from economic and industrial espionage

Management Learning

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 297-317

  Ferdinand, Jason ^a,c   Simm, David ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic espionage; External learning; Industrial espionage; Inter organizational learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547590020     PISSN: 13505076     EISSN: 14617307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350507607079030     Document Type: Conference Paper

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