Knowledge transfer in the companies of the Basque Country autonomous community: Absorption capability and spaces for knowledge interaction;Transferencia de conocimiento en las empresas de la comunidad autónoma del País Vasco: Capacidad de absorción y espacios de interacción de conocimiento

Arbor

Volumn , Issue 732, 2008, Pages 653-675

  Castro Spila, Javier ^a   Rocca, Liliana ^a   Ibarra, Andoni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Cognitive proximity; Cooperation networks; Geographical proximity; Knowledge transfer; Organizational proximity; Qualified human resource

Indexed keywords

EID: 66749128600     PISSN: 02101963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/arbor.2008.i732.213     Document Type: Article

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