Technological knowledge breadth and depth: Performance impacts

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 359-377

  Moorthy, Subba ^a   Polley, Douglas E ^a  

^a ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Performance management; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953299768     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673271011050102     Document Type: Article

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