A formal analysis of knowledge combination in multinational enterprises

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 371-384

  Buckley, Peter J ^a,b,c   Carter, Martin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Leeds University Business School ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Multinational enterprises; Process model

Indexed keywords

EID: 7444240988     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400095     Document Type: Review

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