Innovative Knowledge Transfer Patterns of Group-Affiliated Companies: The effects on the Performance of Foreign Subsidiaries

Journal of International Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 107-123

  Lee, Jeoung Yul ^a   Park, Young Ryeol ^b   Ghauri, Pervez N ^c   Park, Byung Il ^d  

^a Hong Ik University   (South Korea)

^b Department of Innovation and Entrepreneurial Marketing   (South Korea)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Hankuk University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Business group; Exploitative knowledge exchange; Exploratory knowledge exchange; Group affiliated company; Innovative knowledge transfer; Performance of foreign subsidiaries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899920509     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2013.04.002     Document Type: Article

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