A knowledge transfer framework for virtual projects

International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 298-311

  Bosch Sijtsema, Petra M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Knowledge transfer; Knowledge types; Stakeholder knowledge flows; Virtual projects

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DISTANCE MEASUREMENT; FLOW VISUALIZATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; KNOWLEDGE TYPES; STAKEHOLDER KNOWLEDGE FLOWS; VIRTUAL PROJECTS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 11044234778     PISSN: 14709503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijnvo.2004.005732     Document Type: Review

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