Integrating talent and knowledge management: Where are the benefits?

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 675-687

  Whelan, Eoin ^a   Carcary, Marian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Competence; Knowledge management; Skills; Talent management

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960319957     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673271111152018     Document Type: Article

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