Reverse knowledge transfer in MNEs: Subsidiary innovativeness and entry modes

Long Range Planning

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 49-63

  Mudambi, Ram ^a,b   Piscitello, Lucia ^c   Rabbiosi, Larissa ^d  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^d Department of International Economics and Management Copenhagen Business School ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING;

CURVILINEARITY; ENTRY MODE; GREENFIELD; INNOVATIVENESS; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; U-SHAPED;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; THEORETICAL STUDY; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

ITALY;

EID: 84896442638     PISSN: 00246301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lrp.2013.08.013     Document Type: Article

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