Reflection on knowledge transfer methodologies in Eastern/Western European co-operations

EuroMed Journal of Business

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-142

  Bengoa, Dolores Sánchez ^a   Kaufmann, Hans Rüdiger ^b   Orange, Graham ^c  

^a INTERCOLLEGE   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NICOSIA   (Cyprus)

^c LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross cultural management; Knowledge transfer; Russia; Teaching methods; Western Europe

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865473350     PISSN: 14502194     EISSN: 1758888X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14502190910976493     Document Type: Article

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