Improved organizational performance through communities of practice

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 106-118

  Schenkel, Andrew ^a   Teigland, Robin ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Communication; Communities; Construction industry; Organizational performance; Workplace training

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749083529     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270810852421     Document Type: Article

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