What does it mean to manage 'knowledge': Implications for the strategic management of knowledge in firms

International Journal of Management and Decision Making

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 646-659

  Assudani, Rashmi H ^a  

^a XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epistemology; Implications; Knowledge; Perspectives; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549083693     PISSN: 14624621     EISSN: 17415187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMDM.2008.021219     Document Type: Article

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