Reproducing knowledge: Xerox and the story of knowledge management

Knowledge Management Research and Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-12

  Cox, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case studies; Xerox

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047095211     PISSN: 14778238     EISSN: 14778246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.kmrp.8500118     Document Type: Conference Paper

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