Visualizing Knowledge in Project-Based Work

Long Range Planning

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 74-92

  Whyte, Jennifer ^a   Ewenstein, Boris ^a   Hales, Mike ^a   Tidd, Joe ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANAGERS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; VISUALIZATION;

TACIT-CODIFIED DICHOTOMY; VISUAL TOOLS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

KNOWLEDGE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 39149140980     PISSN: 00246301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lrp.2007.10.006     Document Type: Article

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