The management of consultancy knowledge: An internationally comparative analysis

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 71-83

  Donnelly, Rory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Management consultancy; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 44049105154     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270810875877     Document Type: Article

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