Notice of Removal: Factors and variables affecting the adoption and practice of knowledge management: An exploratory study in the life insurance companies in Taiwan

2008 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 2097-2101

  Ching Huai, Peng ^a,b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Innovation; Knowledge management; Life insurance

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; COMPETITIVE PRESSURE; COMPREHENSIVE MODEL; CONTENT ANALYSIS; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; LIFE INSURANCE; LIFE INSURANCE INDUSTRY; MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS;

INSURANCE;

EID: 62749201910     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEEM.2008.4738241     Document Type: TB

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