Knowledge creation in small-firm network

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 94-106

  Balestrin, Alsones ^a   Vargas, Lilia Maria ^b   Fayard, Pierre ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Knowledge creation; Knowledge management; Small enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 41949096595     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270810859541     Document Type: Article

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