Knowledge development through client interaction: A comparative study

Organization Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 859-879

  Fosstenløkken, Siw M ^a   Løwendahl, Bente R ^a   Revang, Øivind ^a  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Client interaction; Knowledge development; Professional service firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041670778     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840603024006003     Document Type: Article

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