Knowledge management in the age of cloud computing and Web 2.0: Experiencing the power of disruptive innovations

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 160-165

  Sultan, Nabil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUFFOLK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cloud computing, Disruptive innovation; Knowledge management (KM); Online social networking; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COMPUTING; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

BUSINESS MODELS; DISRUPTIVE INNOVATIONS; DYNAMIC WORLD; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKINGS; ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE; WEB 2.0;

SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTING;

EID: 84870445814     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2012.08.006     Document Type: Article

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