Knowledge management: An information science perspective

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 416-424

  Kebede, Gashaw ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Information management; Information science; Knowledge hierarchy; Knowledge management; Scope of knowledge management

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SCIENCE;

IS PROFESSIONALS; KNOWLEDGE HIERARCHY;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77955664898     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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