International learning groups: Synergies and dysfunctions

Management Learning

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 503-518

  Gabriel, Yiannis ^a   Griffiths, Dorothy S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural differences; Diversity; International; Learning groups; Legitimacy; Syndicates; Voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249111794     PISSN: 13505076     EISSN: 14617307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350507608096038     Document Type: Article

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