Tacit knowledge and strategic decision making

Group and Organization Management

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 436-455

  Brockmann, Erich N ^a   Anthony, William P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036457568     PISSN: 10596011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059601102238356     Document Type: Article

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