A model for resource allocation using operational knowledge assets

Learning Organization

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 345-374

  Andreou, Andreas N ^a   Bontis, Nick ^b  

^a The George Washington University   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Business performance; Intellectual capital; Knowledge management; Mathematical modelling; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249675709     PISSN: 09696474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09696470710749272     Document Type: Article

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