Knowledge management and strategic orientation: Leveraging innovativeness and performance

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 688-701

  Ferraresi, Alex A ^a   Quandt, Carlos O ^a   dos Santos, Silvio A ^b   Frega, José R ^c  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Business improvement; Business performance; Corporate strategy; Innovation; Innovativeness; Knowledge management; Strategic orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866169761     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673271211262754     Document Type: Article

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