Workplace reformation, active ba and knowledge creation: From a conceptual to a practical framework

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 296-315

  Senoo, Dai ^a   Magnier Watanabe, Remy ^a   Salmador, María P ^b  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Intranets; Knowledge creation; Office layout; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547528914     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14601060710776725     Document Type: Article

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