Knowledge management, supply chain technologies, and firm performance

Management Research Review

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 947-960

  Collins, Jamie D ^a   Worthington, William J ^a   Reyes, Pedro M ^a   Romero, Marisabel ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Organizational performance; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957137410     PISSN: 20408269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01409171011083969     Document Type: Review

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