Knowledge management in a multicultural environment: A South African perspective

Aslib Proceedings: New Information Perspectives

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 285-299

  King, Nadene ^a   Kruger, Neels ^a   Pretorius, Jaco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Equal opportunities; Knowledge management; Knowledge sharing; Organizational culture; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES; KNOWLEDGE SHARING; NATURAL PROGRESSION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34249683178     PISSN: 0001253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00012530710752061     Document Type: Article

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