Knowledge transfer: A review to explore conceptual foundations and research agenda

Advances In Doctoral Research In Management

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 3-19

  Jasimuddin, Sajjad M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Innovation; Knowledge management; Knowledge transfer; Knowledge transfer mechanism; Organisational memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250026806     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/9789812707246_0001     Document Type: Chapter

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