A contingency model for knowledge management capability and innovation

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 855-877

  Ju, Teresa L ^a   Li, Chia Ying ^b   Lee, Tien Shiang ^c  

^a SHU TE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KUN SHAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Innovation; Knowledge management; Knowledge management systems; Knowledge processes; Learning organizations

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE PROCESSES; LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS;

KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33745498469     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570610671524     Document Type: Article

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