Knowledge management effectiveness factors: The role of HRM

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 70-86

  Oltra, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Case studies; Human resource management; Knowledge management; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644575285     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270510610341     Document Type: Article

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