The paradoxes of knowledge management: An eastern philosophical perspective

Information and Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-26

  Chae, Bongsug ^a   Bloodgood, James M ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eastern philosophy; Information technology; Knowledge management; Paradox

Indexed keywords

EID: 30044443611     PISSN: 14717727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoandorg.2005.06.003     Document Type: Review

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