Dynamic capabilities and innovation in MNC subsidiaries

Journal of World Business

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 576-583

  Michailova, Snejina ^a   Zhan, Wu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND BUSINESS SCHOOL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dynamic capabilities; Dynamic knowledge capability; Subsidiary innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930016946     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2014.10.001     Document Type: Article

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