Should auld acquaintance be forgot? The reverse transfer of knowledge through mobility ties

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-181

  Corredoira, Rafael A ^a   Rosenkopf, Lori ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Interfirm networks; Knowledge transfer; Localization; Outbound mobility; Semiconductor industry; Social capital

Indexed keywords

INTERFIRM NETWORK; KNOWLEDGE FLOW; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; MOBILITY SEMICONDUCTORS; SOCIAL CAPITALS;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

PERSONNEL;

EID: 73849106373     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.803     Document Type: Article

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