A knowledge management approach to organizational competitive advantage: Evidence from the food sector

European Management Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-141

  Massa, Silvia ^a   Testa, Stefania ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case study; Food sector; Knowledge management system (KMS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 60349100599     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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