Knowledge strategy typologies: Defining dimensions and relationships

Knowledge Management Research and Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 102-119

  Denford, James S ^a   Chan, Yolande E ^b  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

case studies; Knowledge strategy; typologies

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957624072     PISSN: 14778238     EISSN: 14778246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/kmrp.2011.7     Document Type: Article

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