Knowledge governance in a Japanese project-based organization

Knowledge Management Research and Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 36-45

  Peltokorpi, Vesa ^a   Tsuyuki, Emiko ^b  

^a HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MEISEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Knowledge governance; Knowledge processes; Organizational structure; Project based organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745285771     PISSN: 14778238     EISSN: 14778246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.kmrp.8500080     Document Type: Article

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