Configurations of knowledge transfer relations: An empirically based taxonomy and its determinants

Journal of Engineering and Technology Management - JET-M

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 33-51

  Oerlemans, L A G ^a,b   Knoben, J ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Configurations; Innovation; Inter organizational relations; Knowledge transfer; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES; INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONS; INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; KNOWLEDGE USE; LATENT CLASS CLUSTER ANALYSIS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; INNOVATION; TAXONOMIES;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77953294023     PISSN: 09234748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jengtecman.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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