Supplier-focused knowledge management in the automobile industry and its implications for product performance

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 317-342

  Lakshman, C ^a   Parente, Ronaldo C ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT INDORE   (India)

^b Rutgers University

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EID: 40749158721     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2007.00743.x     Document Type: Article

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