The Role of Intergovernmental Organizations in Cross-border Knowledge Transfer and Innovation*

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 712-743

  Jandhyala, Srividya ^a   Phene, Anupama ^b  

^a ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cross border knowledge transfer; globalization; intergovernmental organizations; national innovation; nonmarket organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945895261     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: 19303815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0001839215590153     Document Type: Article

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