‘Memories are made of this’: Explicating organisational knowledge and memory

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 113-121

  Randall, D ^a   Hughes, J ^b   O'Brien J ^c   Rouncefield, M ^d   Tolmie, P ^c  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Rank Xerox Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 23044529233     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000396     Document Type: Article

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