A framework for the improvement of knowledge-intensive business processes

Business Process Management Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 279-305

  Dalmaris, Peter ^a   Tsui, Eric ^b   Hall, Bill ^c   Smith, Bob ^d  

^a Futureshock Research   (Australia)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c Tenix Defence   (Australia)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Process management

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147191426     PISSN: 14637154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14637150710740509     Document Type: Article

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