Enriching Absorptive Capacity through Social Interaction

British Journal of Management

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 383-401

  Hotho, Jasper J ^a   Becker Ritterspach, Florian ^b   Saka Helmhout, Ayse ^c  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84864913824     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2011.00749.x     Document Type: Article

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