Language as a vehicle of knowing: The role of language and meaning in constructing knowledge

Knowledge Management Research and Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-53

  Renzl, Birgit ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Austria)

Author keywords

Knowledge creation; Knowledge dissemination; Knowledge management; Meaning of knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047139291     PISSN: 14778238     EISSN: 14778246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.kmrp.8500126     Document Type: Conference Paper

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