An empirical study about the effect of cultural problematic on organizational learning in alliances

The Learning Organization

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 138-148

  Dasí Rodríguez, Sonia ^a   Martínez Pérez, Juan Francisco ^a   Pardo Del Val, Manuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 84986103650     PISSN: 09696474     EISSN: 1758905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09696470310472462     Document Type: Article

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