Local/global cognitive interfaces within industrial districts: An Italian case study

Learning Organization

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 301-312

  Grandinetti, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Change management; Globalization; Industrial estates; Italy; Knowledge transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955939356     PISSN: 09696474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09696471111132513     Document Type: Article

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