The global knowledge economy in question

Critical Perspectives on International Business

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 285-303

  Roberts, Joanne ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Globalization; Intellectual property; Knowledge economy; Knowledge management

Indexed keywords

EID: 71949114805     PISSN: 17422043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17422040911003033     Document Type: Article

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