Knowledge integration between the change program and the parent organisation

International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 241-258

  Martinsuo, Miia ^a   Kantolahti, Tarja ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b Sosiaali ja terveysministerio   (Finland)

Author keywords

Boundary spanning; Case study; Change program; Knowledge integration; Knowledge management; Parent organisation; Practises; Project management; Project work; Public sector; Roles

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350049084     PISSN: 17438268     EISSN: 17438276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJKMS.2009.028839     Document Type: Article

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