The role of non-structural and informal mechanisms of integration and coordination as forces in knowledge creation

British Journal of Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 250-276

  Moreno Luzón, María D ^a   Begona Lloria M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 49249116633     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2007.00544.x     Document Type: Review

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