The impact of knowledge transfer and complexity on supply chain flexibility: A knowledge-based view

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 147, Issue PART B, 2014, Pages 307-316

  Blome, Constantin ^a   Schoenherr, Tobias ^b   Eckstein, Dominik ^c  

^a LOUVAIN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Belgium)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Knowledge transfer; Product complexity; Supply chain flexibility; Supply complexity

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS; CONTINGENCY PERSPECTIVE; EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; KNOWLEDGE-BASED VIEWS; PRODUCT COMPLEXITY; SUPPLY CHAIN FLEXIBILITY; SUPPLY COMPLEXITY;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 84889676721     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.02.028     Document Type: Article

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