Formal and informal interorganizational learning within strategic alliances

Research Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1337-1355

  Janowicz Panjaitan, Martyna ^a   Noorderhaven, Niels G ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Boundary spanners; Formal learning behaviors; Informal learning behaviors; Interorganizational learning

Indexed keywords

TURBULENT FLOW;

BOUNDARY SPANNERS; FORMAL LEARNING; FORMAL LEARNING BEHAVIORS; INFORMAL LEARNING; INFORMAL LEARNING BEHAVIORS; INTERORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING; KNOWLEDGE SHARING; LEARNING BEHAVIORS; LEARNING OUTCOMES; SPONTANEOUS INTERACTION; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES;

EDUCATION;

EID: 48849110603     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2008.04.025     Document Type: Article

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