Knowledge without Goals? Evaluation of Knowledge Management Programmes

Evaluation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-72

  Hellström, Tomas ^a   Jacob, Merle ^a  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

epistemology; evaluation; goals; knowledge; knowledge management

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349472132     PISSN: 13563890     EISSN: 14617153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356389003009001004     Document Type: Article

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