Knowledge-intensity as an organisational characteristic

Knowledge Management Research and Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 315-326

  Käpylä, Jonna ^a   Laihonen, Harri ^a   Lönnqvist, Antti ^a   Carlucci, Daniela ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

intellectual capital; interview study; KIBS; knowledge assets; knowledge intensity; knowledge intensive business service

Indexed keywords

EID: 81855212733     PISSN: 14778238     EISSN: 14778246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/kmrp.2011.23     Document Type: Article

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