Adaption-innovation theory and knowledge use in organizations

Management Decision

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1159-1180

  Chilton, Michael A ^a   Bloodgood, James M ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Explicit knowledge; Individual behaviour; Innovation; Knowledge management; Organizational theory; Tacit knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956417122     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251741011076726     Document Type: Article

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