The Brazilian multinationals' approaches to innovation

Journal of International Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 260-275

  Fleury, Afonso ^a   Fleury, Maria Tereza Leme ^b   Borini, Felipe Mendes ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FUNDAÇÃO GETÚLIO VARGAS   (Brazil)

^c ESCOLA SUPERIOR DE PROPAGANDA E MARKETING   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Competence management; Dynamic capabilities; Emerging country multinationals; Innovation; Innovative capability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881660017     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2013.03.003     Document Type: Article

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