An investigation into the factors affecting knowledge management adoption and practice in the life insurance business

Knowledge Management Research and Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-72

  Huang, Li Su ^a   Quaddus, Mohammed ^b   Rowe, Anna L ^b   Lai, Cheng Po ^c  

^a MINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NANHUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

competitive advantage; innovation; KM practice; knowledge management (KM); life insurance; multiple case study

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952143450     PISSN: 14778238     EISSN: 14778246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/kmrp.2011.2     Document Type: Article

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