Knowledge domains and knowledge conversion: An empirical investigation

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 67-78

  Byosiere, Philippe ^a   Luethge, Denise J ^b  

^a DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b DRAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Europe; Knowledge creation; Knowledge management; Learning organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 41949140501     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270810859523     Document Type: Article

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