Us not them! Impeding knowledge management in supply chains

Knowledge and Process Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 18-28

  Kidd, John ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34247348296     PISSN: 10924604     EISSN: 10991441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/kpm.160     Document Type: Article

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