Practical wisdom and the development of cross-cultural knowledge management: A global leadership perspective

European Journal of International Management

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 382-395

  Pauleen, David J ^a   Rooney, David ^b   Holden, Nigel J ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Globalisation; Knowledge management; Leadership; Wisdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953471649     PISSN: 17516757     EISSN: 17516765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/EJIM.2010.033608     Document Type: Review

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