The social dynamics of diverse and closed networks

Human Systems Management

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-122

  Ng, Desmond ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Knowledge; Network performance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ENTERPRENEURSHIP; KNOWLEDGE; NETWORK PERFORMANCE; TASK SPECIALIZATION;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

EID: 10044228510     PISSN: 01672533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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