Tacit knowledge, organizational learning and societal institutions: An integrated framework

Organization Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 487-513

  Lam, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Innovation; Learning economy; Organizational learning; Societal institutions; Tacit knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010101822     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840600213001     Document Type: Article

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