Differentiation in knowledge-creating organizations

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 674-693

  Lloria, M Begoña ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Decision making; Knowledge creation; Labour

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448976556     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720710835165     Document Type: Article

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