Beyond the digital divide: A conceptual framework for analyzing knowledge societies

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 151-164

  Sharma, Ravi S ^a   Ng, Elaine W J ^a   Dharmawirya, Mathias ^a   Lee, Chu Keong ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Intellectual capital; Knowledge economy; Knowledge management; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 53549117996     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270810903000     Document Type: Article

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