Knowledge sharing and subsidiary R&D mandate development: A matter of dual embeddedness

International Business Review

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 76-90

  Achcaoucaou, Fariza ^a   Miravitlles, Paloma ^a   León Darder, Fidel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dual embeddedness; Knowledge; Mandate; Multinational; R D; Role evolution; Subsidiary

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888430231     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2013.08.006     Document Type: Article

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