Beyond the digital divide: Policy analysis for knowledge societies

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 373-386

  Sharma, Ravi S ^a   Samuel, Ekundayo M ^a   Ng, Elaine W J ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Information strategy; Intellectual capital; Knowledge economy; National cultures; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350328458     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270910988178     Document Type: Article

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