Knowledge connectivity: An agenda for innovation research in international business

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 255-262

  Cano Kollmann, Marcelo ^a   Cantwell, John ^b   Hannigan, Thomas J ^c   Mudambi, Ram ^c   Song, Jaeyong ^d  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

connectivity; economic geography; global value chains; innovation; specialized activities; tacit knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960895343     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2016.8     Document Type: Review

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