Searching for emerging knowledge: The influence of collaborative and geographically proximate search

European Management Review

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 139-157

  Hohberger, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

alliances; geographic distance; innovation; knowledge sourcing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937881799     PISSN: 17404754     EISSN: 17404762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/emre.12031     Document Type: Article

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