Learning and knowledge development in alliances

Handbook of Strategic Alliances

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 241-254

  Lyles, Marjorie A ^a   Gudergan, Siegfried P ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 63749123987     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781452231075.n13     Document Type: Chapter

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