Dynamic capabilities and the evolution of knowledge management projects in SMEs

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 60, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 202-220

  Filippini, Roberto ^a   Güttel, Wolfgang H ^a,b   Nosella, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Capability evolution; Dynamic capabilities; KM; Knowledge management; Learning path; Organisational learning

Indexed keywords

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

CAPABILITY EVOLUTIONS; DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS; EVOLUTIONARY LEARNING; LEARNING PATHS; ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84867252395     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2012.049431     Document Type: Article

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