Reflections on two views of managing learning and knowledge in organizations

Journal of Management Inquiry

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-48

  Argote, Linda ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Organizational learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 14544292061     PISSN: 10564926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056492604273179     Document Type: Review

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