Western and Eastern views on social networks

Learning Organization

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 436-456

  Ordóñez de Pablos, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eastern hemisphere; Knowledge management systems; Social networks; Western hemisphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 23444442039     PISSN: 09696474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09696470510611393     Document Type: Review

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