The use of knowledge transfer mechanisms in franchising

Knowledge and Process Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 12-21

  Gorovaia, Nina ^a   Windsperger, Josef ^b  

^a FREDERICK UNIVERSITY   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

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EID: 76349111866     PISSN: 10924604     EISSN: 10991441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/kpm.337     Document Type: Article

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