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Joint Venture, an Alternative for Knowledge Learning

  1. María del Mar Benavides-Espinosa*

Article first published online: 8 FEB 2012

DOI: 10.1002/kpm.1378

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Knowledge and Process Management

Knowledge and Process Management

Volume 19, Issue 1, pages 1–16, January/March 2012

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del Mar Benavides-Espinosa, M. (2012), Joint Venture, an Alternative for Knowledge Learning. Knowl. Process Mgmt., 19: 1–16. doi: 10.1002/kpm.1378

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  1. The University of Valencia, Juan José Renau Piqueras Business Management Department, Spain

*María del Mar Benavides-Espinosa, The University of Valencia, Juan José Renau Piqueras Business Management Department, Spain.
E-mail: maria.m.benavides@uv.es

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  2. Article first published online: 8 FEB 2012

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