Wisdom in organizations: Whence and whither

Social Epistemology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-138

  Rooney, David ^a   McKenna, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epistemology; Ethics; Genealogy; Knowledge; Management; Practical Wisdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250360985     PISSN: 02691728     EISSN: 14645297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02691720701393434     Document Type: Article

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