The concept of knowledge and how to measure it

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 100-113

  Hunt, Darwin P ^a  

^a Human Performance Enhancement   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Knowledge; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845739371     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: 1758468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691930310455414     Document Type: Article

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