Knowledge management enablers, process and organizational performance: Evidence from Malaysian enterprises

Asian Social Science

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 186-200

  Soon, Tan Thai ^a   Zainol, Fakhrul Anwar ^b  

^a TST Consulting Group Sdn Bhd   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Knowledge creation process; Knowledge management enablers; Organizational creativity; Organizational performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858195656     PISSN: 19112017     EISSN: 19112025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5539/ass.v7n8p186     Document Type: Article

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