The different modes for absorbing knowledge: An analytic lens on Absorptive capacity from a process perspective

International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 45-65

  Filippini, Roberto ^a   Güttel, Wolfgang H ^b   Neirotti, Paolo ^c   Nosella, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^c POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Case study; KM; Knowledge management; Organisational routines; Process perspective

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873888756     PISSN: 17438268     EISSN: 17438276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJKMS.2012.051940     Document Type: Article

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