Knowledge sharing through virtual teams across borders and boundaries

Management Learning

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 395-418

  Kauppila, Olli Pekka ^a   Rajala, Risto ^a   Jyrämä, Annukka ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

case study; knowledge activists; knowledge sharing; multinational company; virtual teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052305754     PISSN: 13505076     EISSN: 14617307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350507610389685     Document Type: Article

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