Retention management as a means of protecting tacit knowledge in an organisation: A conceptual framework for professional services firms

International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 172-185

  Vaiman, Vlad ^a  

^a FH JOANNEUM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Management consulting firms; Tacit knowledge; Talent retention management

Indexed keywords

EID: 51849102073     PISSN: 14794853     EISSN: 14794861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLIC.2008.020150     Document Type: Article

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