The theory of the knowledge-creating firm: Subjectivity, objectivity and synthesis

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 419-436

  Nonaka, Ikujiro ^b   Toyama, Ryoko ^a  

^a JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NONE

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KNOWLEDGE; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 21544466139     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dth058     Document Type: Article

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