Improving tacit knowledge transfer within SMEs through e-collaboration

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 215-231

  Harris, Robert John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E learning; Small to medium sized enterprises; Tacit knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 69749107148     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590910950587     Document Type: Article

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