Tacit to explicit: An interplay shaping organization knowledge

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 72-85

  Bhardwaj, Meeta ^a   Monin, John ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Explicit knowledge; New Zealand; Storytelling; Tacit knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745466842     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270610670867     Document Type: Article

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