Challenges to knowledge sharing across national and intra-organizational boundaries: Case studies of IKEA and SCA Packaging

Knowledge Management Research and Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 161-172

  Jonsson, Anna ^a   Kalling, Thomas ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Knowledge sharing; Knowledge transfer; Manufacturing; MNC; Retail

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348842828     PISSN: 14778238     EISSN: 14778246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.kmrp.8500139     Document Type: Article

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