Linked-in by FDI: The Role of Firm-Level Relationships for Knowledge Transfers in Africa and Asia

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Linked-in by FDI : The Role of Firm-Level Relationships for Knowledge Transfers in Africa and Asia. / Newman, Carol; Page, John; Rand, John; Shimeles, Abebe; Söderbom, Måns; Tarp, Finn.

In: The Journal of Development Studies, Vol. 56, No. 3, 2020, p. 451-468.

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Newman, C, Page, J, Rand, J, Shimeles, A, Söderbom, M & Tarp, F 2020, 'Linked-in by FDI: The Role of Firm-Level Relationships for Knowledge Transfers in Africa and Asia', The Journal of Development Studies, vol. 56, no. 3, pp. 451-468. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2019.1585813

APA

Newman, C., Page, J., Rand, J., Shimeles, A., Söderbom, M., & Tarp, F. (2020). Linked-in by FDI: The Role of Firm-Level Relationships for Knowledge Transfers in Africa and Asia. The Journal of Development Studies, 56(3), 451-468. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2019.1585813

Vancouver

Newman C, Page J, Rand J, Shimeles A, Söderbom M, Tarp F. Linked-in by FDI: The Role of Firm-Level Relationships for Knowledge Transfers in Africa and Asia. The Journal of Development Studies. 2020;56(3):451-468. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2019.1585813

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Newman, Carol ; Page, John ; Rand, John ; Shimeles, Abebe ; Söderbom, Måns ; Tarp, Finn. / Linked-in by FDI : The Role of Firm-Level Relationships for Knowledge Transfers in Africa and Asia. In: The Journal of Development Studies. 2020 ; Vol. 56, No. 3. pp. 451-468.

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