Getting value from knowledge management

TQM Magazine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 238-254

  Spender, J C ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c The Open University

Author keywords

Business environment; Knowledge management; Learning organizations

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS;

KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VALUE ENGINEERING;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33646862157     PISSN: 0954478X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09544780610659970     Document Type: Article

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