MNCs and local cross-sector partnerships: The case of a smarter Baltic Sea

International Business Review

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 942-951

  Ritvala, Tiina ^a   Salmi, Asta ^a   Andersson, Per ^b  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bricolage; Cross sector partnerships; Government; MNC; Non profit organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904395103     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2014.02.006     Document Type: Article

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