From tacit knowledge to knowledge management: Leveraging invisible assets

Knowledge and Process Management

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 137-154

  Kakabadse, Nada K ^a   Kouzmin, Alexander ^a   Kakabadse, Andrew ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2942530170     PISSN: 10924604     EISSN: 10991441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/kpm.120     Document Type: Article

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