The use of tacit knowledge within innovative companies: Knowledge management in innovative enterprises

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 133-147

  Seidler de Alwis, Ragna ^a   Hartmann, Evi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Tacit knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749112068     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270810852449     Document Type: Review

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