Knowledge organization design: A diagnostic tool

Human Systems Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-131

  Laise, Domenico ^a   Migliarese, Piero ^b   Verteramo, Saverino ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Knowledge intensive organizational relations; Knowledge Organization; Organizational diagnosis

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

KNOWLEDGE INTENSIVE ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONS; KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION (KO); ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGNS; ORGANIZATIONAL DIAGNOSIS;

KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING;

EID: 22344443095     PISSN: 01672533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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