Knowledge type and communication media choice in the knowledge transfer process

Journal of Managerial Issues

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-133

  Murray, Samantha R ^a   Peyrefitte, Joseph ^b  

^a ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

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