Analyzing R&D Knowledge Flows In The Flat World

Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 12-30

  Whelan, Eoin ^a   Donnellan, Brian ^a   Golden, Willie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; R D; Social networks; Technological gatekeeper; Web technologies

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953320500     PISSN: 15228053     EISSN: 23336897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15228053.2009.10856157     Document Type: Article

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