Knowledge management and knowledge creation in academia: A study based on surveys in a Japanese research university

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 76-92

  Tian, Jing ^a,b   Nakamori, Yoshiteru ^a   Wierzbicki, Andrzej P ^a,c  

^a JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Japan; Knowledge creation; Knowledge management; Surveys; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651163534     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270910942718     Document Type: Article

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