Information technology as knowledge management enabler in product development: Empirical evidence

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 346-363

  Revilla, Elena ^a   Rodríguez Prado, Beatriz ^b   Prieto, Isabel ^b  

^a IE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Knowledge management; Product development; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349639389     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14601060910974228     Document Type: Article

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