Measuring knowledge work: The knowledge work quantification framework

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 564-584

  Ramirez, Yuri W ^a   Steudel, Harry J ^b  

^a INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge economy; Performance management; Productivity rate; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 55649118700     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691930810913168     Document Type: Article

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