Tacit knowledge sharing during ERP implementation: A multi-site case study

Information Resources Management Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1-23

  Jones, Mary C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterprise resource planning; Knowledge sharing; Organizational knowledge; Tacit knowledge

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; PERSONNEL; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DATA COLLECTION; KNOWLEDGE SHARING; ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE; TACIT KNOWLEDGE;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 15744380739     PISSN: 10401628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/irmj.2005040101     Document Type: Article

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