Antecedents and consequences of inter-organizational knowledge transfer: Emerging themes and openings for further research

Baltic Journal of Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-70

  Martinkenaite, Ieva ^a  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Knowledge capture; Knowledge transfer; Organizational performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651074455     PISSN: 17465265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465261111100888     Document Type: Article

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