Organisational culture and knowledge management: An empirical study in finnish project-based companies

International Journal of Innovation and Learning

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 331-344

  Ajmal, Mian M ^a   Helo, Petri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cultural artefact; Innovation; Knowledge Management; Learning; Organisational culture; Project organisation

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

FINLAND;

EID: 77951482694     PISSN: 14718197     EISSN: 17408016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJIL.2010.031950     Document Type: Article

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