Knowledge retention: Minimizing organizational business loss

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 582-600

  Levy, Moria ^a  

^a ROM Knowledgeware ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

Information transfer; Knowledge continuity; Knowledge management; Knowledge workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960339131     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673271111151974     Document Type: Article

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