Exploring the dichotomies within the tacit knowledge literature: Towards a process of tacit knowing in organizations

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 43-59

  McAdam, Rodney ^a   Mason, Bob ^a   McCrory, Josephine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Literature; Tacit knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547452876     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270710738906     Document Type: Article

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