Clustering and internal resources: Moderation and mediation effects

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 738-758

  Belso Martínez, José Antonio ^a   Molina Morales, F Xavier ^b   Mas Verdu, Francisco ^c  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corporate strategy; Knowledge management; Networking; Relationship capital; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052559359     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673271111174302     Document Type: Article

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