Singapore in transition: From technology to culture hub

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 79-91

  Wong, Caroline Y L ^a   Millar, Carla C J M ^b   Choi, Chong Ju ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Culture (sociology); Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749043989     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270610691198     Document Type: Review

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