Transferring Collective Knowledge: Teaching and Learning in the Chinese Auto Industry

Strategic Organization

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-167

  Zhao, Zheng ^a   Anand, Jaideep ^a   Mitchell, Will ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

collective knowledge; international alliances; knowledge transfer; R D capabilities; teaching and learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993699114     PISSN: 14761270     EISSN: 1741315X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476127004042842     Document Type: Article

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