The importance of collaborative know-how: An empirical test of the learning organization

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1150-1174

  Simonin, Bernard L ^a  

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EID: 0031287511     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/256930     Document Type: Article

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