A model of rapid knowledge development: The smaller born-global firm

International Business Review

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-84

  Freeman, Susan ^a   Hutchings, Kate ^a   Lazaris, Miria ^a   Zyngier, Suzanne ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Knowledge based view; Network perspective; Smaller born global firms; Tacit knowledge; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 74849086559     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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