The knowing nation: A framework for public policy in a post-industrial knowledge economy

Prometheus: Critical Studies in Innovation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 453-467

  Rooney, David ^b   Mandeville, Thomas ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Intellectual capital; Knowledge management; Knowledge policy

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL ECONOMY; INNOVATION; POLICY MAKING; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0032456007     PISSN: 08109028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08109029808629294     Document Type: Article

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