The odyssey of management knowledge to transforming societies: A critical review of a theoretical alternative

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 279-294

  Lang, Rainhart ^a   Steger, Thomas ^a  

^a CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central And East European Countries; Inconsistency; Institutional Theory; Know HOW Transfer; Management Knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84995511164     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13678860210142146     Document Type: Article

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