Knowledge-based alliances as a driver of mobile telecommunications convergence: an historical and technical overview

International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-16

  Rice, John ^a   Martin, Nigel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

European industrial policy; GSM; mobile telecommunication; standards; strategic alliance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958601994     PISSN: 17438268     EISSN: 17438276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJKMS.2008.016446     Document Type: Article

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