Knowledge fusion for technological innovation in organizations

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 79-93

  Heffner, Michael ^a   Sharif, Nawaz ^b  

^a Strategic Development   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovation; Intellectual capital; Knowledge creation; Knowledge management

Indexed keywords

EID: 41949096299     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270810859532     Document Type: Article

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