Knowledge integration in a multinational setting - A study of a transnational business project

International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 295-312

  Adenfelt, Maria ^a   Maaninen Olsson, Eva ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Knowledge integration; Transnational projects

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350062216     PISSN: 17438268     EISSN: 17438276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJKMS.2009.028842     Document Type: Article

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