Knowledge: A sense making process shared through narrative

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 27-37

  du Toit, Angelique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Language; Narratives; Sense making

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548023769     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: 17587484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270310485604     Document Type: Article

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