A resource-based perspective on knowledge management capability and competitive advantage: An empirical investigation

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 459-465

  Chuang, Shu Hui ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; KM capability; KM resources; Knowledge management

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES; KM CAPABILITIES; KM RESOURCES; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT (KM);

EXPERT SYSTEMS;

EID: 3242786510     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2004.05.008     Document Type: Article

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