Dynamic capabilities and the role of organizational knowledge: An exploration

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 500-510

  Prieto, Isabel M ^a   Easterby Smith, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic capabilities; Knowledge management; Knowledge transfer; Organizational knowledge; Organizational politics; Social processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750157303     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000642     Document Type: Review

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