Managing knowledge transfer in international alliances

Thunderbird International Business Review

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 77-90

  Inkpen, Andrew C ^a  

^a THUNDERBIRD SCHOOL OF GLOBAL MANAGEMENT   (United States)

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EID: 52649167198     PISSN: 10964762     EISSN: 15206874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tie.20180     Document Type: Article

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