Dynamic resource capabilities: Managing workforce knowledge with a technology upgrade

Organization Science

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1560-1578

  Gaimon, Cheryl ^a   Özkan, Gülru F ^b   Napoleon, Karen ^c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge depreciation; Knowledge management; Knowledge obsolescence; Technology upgrade; Workforce training

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455181907     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1100.0598     Document Type: Article

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