Knowledge management and higher education: present state and future trends

International Journal of Knowledge and Learning

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 96-106

  Alexandropoulou, Dionysia A ^a   Angelis, Vasilis A ^a   Mavri, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

higher education; knowledge management; knowledge management initiatives; universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350590025     PISSN: 17411009     EISSN: 17411017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJKL.2009.024549     Document Type: Article

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