Social Capital and Knowledge Integration in an ERP Project Team: The Importance of Bridging AND Bonding

British Journal of Management

Volumn 15, Issue SPEC ISS., 2004, Pages

  Newell, Sue ^a   Tansley, Carole ^b   Huang, Jimmy ^c  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1542380871     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2004.00405.x     Document Type: Review

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