How to improve organizational performance through learning and knowledge?

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 581-603

  Kuo, Tsung Hsien ^a  

^a Securities and Futures Institute   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Knowledge management; Knowledge management capability; Learning; Organizational innovation; Organizational learning; Organizational performance; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053089720     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437721111158215     Document Type: Article

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