Knowledge management strategy diagnosis from KM instruments use

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 60-72

  Meroño Cerdan, Angel L ^a   Lopez Nicolas, Carolina ^a   Sabater Sánchez, Ramón ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Austria; Knowledge management; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547426534     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270710738915     Document Type: Article

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