Leadership behaviors, organizational culture and knowledge management practices: An empirical investigation

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 206-221

  Nguyen, Hai Nam ^a   Mohamed, Sherif ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Behaviour; Competitive advantage; Knowledge management; Leadership; Organizational culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551503309     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621711111105786     Document Type: Article

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