An organizational memory approach to information management

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 796-809

  Anand, Vikas ^b   Manz, Charles C ^a   Glick, William H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032348844     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.1998.1255639     Document Type: Article

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