Knowledge transfer in international acquisitions

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-20

  Bresman, Henrik ^a   Birkinshaw, Julian ^b   Nobel, Robert ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^b LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 72449187045     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2009.56     Document Type: Article

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