Knowledge management and the limits of knowledge codification

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 117-126

  Hall, Matthew ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Knowledge transfer; Postal services; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745451849     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270610670894     Document Type: Article

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