Using benefits management to link knowledge management to business objectives

VINE

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-38

  Pina, Paulo ^a   Romão, Mario ^b   Oliveira, Mírian ^c  

^a Noesis Portugal II   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benefits; Benefits management; Case study; Knowledge management; Objectives (management); Portugal

Indexed keywords

BENEFITS; BENEFITS MANAGEMENT; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; OBJECTIVES (MANAGEMENT); ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; PORTUGAL; SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84873468125     PISSN: 03055728     EISSN: 14741032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03055721311302124     Document Type: Article

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