Where is the wisdom that we have lost in knowledge?

Journal of Documentation

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 251-270

  Rowley, Jennifer ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Leadership; Learning; Learning organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645225790     PISSN: 00220418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/0022041061065332     Document Type: Article

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