Knowledge management in practice: An exploratory case study

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 359-374

  Pan, Shan L ^a   Scarbrough, Harry ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0032727251     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095373299107401     Document Type: Article

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