Knowledge creation measurement methods

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-82

  Mitchell, Rebecca ^a   Boyle, Brendan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Knowledge organizations; Measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 77049120525     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673271011015570     Document Type: Article

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