Knowledge brokering: Spanning technological and network boundaries

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 74-92

  Bergenholtz, Carsten ^a  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651414580     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14601061111104706     Document Type: Article

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