Organizational Learning, Innovation and Internationalization: A Complex System Model

British Journal of Management

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 687-705

  Chiva, Ricardo ^a   Ghauri, Pervez ^b   Alegre, Joaquín ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 84908259153     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12026     Document Type: Article

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