Key Resources and Internationalization Modes of Creative Knowledge-Intensive Business Services: The Case of Design Consultancies

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 315-331

  Abecassis Moedas, Celine ^a   Ben Mahmoud Jouini, Sihem ^b   Dell'Era, Claudio ^c   Manceau, Delphine ^d   Verganti, Roberto ^c  

^a CATÓLICA LISBON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE   (France)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^d ESCP EUROPE   (France)

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EID: 84878148563     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2012.00646.x     Document Type: Article

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