Knowledge effectiveness, social context and innovation

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 31-44

  Brachos, Dimitris ^a   Kostopoulos, Konstantinos ^a   Söderquist, Klas Eric ^a   Prastacos, Gregory ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; Innovation; Knowledge management; Knowledge transfer; Organizational culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548847482     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270710819780     Document Type: Article

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