A critical review of knowledge management frameworks

International Journal of Information Technology and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 269-289

  Wong, Kuan Yew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Frameworks; Knowledge management; Review; Small and medium enterprises (SMEs); Small businesses; Suitable

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MARKETING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

FRAMEWORKS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT (KM); REVIEW; SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SME); SMALL BUSINESSES; SUITABLE;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

EID: 19544381381     PISSN: 14614111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJITM.2005.006785     Document Type: Review

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