Connections to distant knowledge: Interpersonal ties between more- and less-developed countries

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 676-698

  Levin, Daniel Z ^a   Barnard, Helena ^b  

^a RUTGERS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

diaspora; economic upgrading; emerging markets countries economies; knowledge transfer; long distance communication; social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883318550     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2013.28     Document Type: Article

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