Knowledge in four deformation dimensions

Organization

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-76

  Tywoniak, Stephane A ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complexity theory; Evolutionary theory; Knowledge management; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845717335     PISSN: 13505084     EISSN: 14617323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350508407071860     Document Type: Conference Paper

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