Implementation of knowledge management systems and firm performance: An empirical investigation

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 92-104

  Feng, Kuoching ^a,b   Chen, Edward T ^b   Liou, Wenching ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Firm performance; Knowledge management; Knowledge management system

Indexed keywords

FIRM PERFORMANCE; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; MACROECONOMICS;

COSTS; DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INVESTMENTS; PERSONNEL;

KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING;

EID: 13844276952     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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