Mobilizing institutional knowledge for international projects

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 430-441

  Javernick Will, Amy ^a   Levitt, Raymond E ^b  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Business management; Institutional differences; Institutional knowledge; International business; International factors; Knowledge management; Knowledge based systems; Organizations

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT; INSTITUTIONAL DIFFERENCES; INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE; INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS; INTERNATIONAL FACTORS;

CONTRACTORS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PROFITABILITY;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EID: 77949762295     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000110     Document Type: Article

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