Knowledge-based strategies and information system technologies: preliminary findings

International Journal of Knowledge and Learning

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 154-179

  Russ, Meir ^a   Jones, Jeannette K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN GREEN BAY   (United States)

^b FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

IS technologies; knowledge based strategy; organisational culture; taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954576343     PISSN: 17411009     EISSN: 17411017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijkl.2006.009685     Document Type: Article

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