Where the global needs the local: Variation in enablers in the knowledge management process

Journal of Global Information Technology Management

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 12-31

  Okunoye, Adekunle ^a   Karsten, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Developing Countries; Knowledge Management; Knowledge Management Processes and Enablers; Research Organisations; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242764942     PISSN: 1097198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1097198X.2002.10856329     Document Type: Article

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