Asymmetry of knowledge spillovers between MNCs and host country firms

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 764-786

  Singh, Jasjit ^a  

^a INSEAD   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Knowledge spillovers; Multinational firms; Networks; Personnel mobility; R D; Technology diffusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548104156     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400289     Document Type: Article

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