Culture and knowledge co-creation in R&D collaboration between MNCs and Chinese universities

Knowledge and Process Management

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 62-73

  Hong, Jianzhong ^a   Heikkinen, Johanna ^b   Blomqvist, Kirsimarja ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b Fortune Falls Consulting Company ^*  (Finland)

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EID: 77952945243     PISSN: 10924604     EISSN: 10991441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/kpm.342     Document Type: Article

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