Dynamic knowledge creation through value management teams

Journal of Management in Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-49

  Fong, Patrick Sik Wah ^a   Hills, Martyn J ^a   Hayles, Carolyn S ^b,c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Knowledge based systems; Organizations; Value engineering

Indexed keywords

LEARNING SYSTEMS; MARKETING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; VALUE ENGINEERING;

KNOWLEDGE CREATION; VALUE MANAGEMENT;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

EID: 33845770280     PISSN: 0742597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2007)23:1(40)     Document Type: Article

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