Knowledge integration in organizations: An empirical assessment

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 43-58

  Kenney, Jacqueline L ^a   Gudergan, Siegfried P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Integration; Knowledge management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745811689     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270610679354     Document Type: Article

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