What Cost Knowledge Management? The Example of Infosys

Global Business and Organizational Excellence

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 6-14

  Kimble, Chris ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a KEDGE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b MONTPELLIER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^e NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84874345095     PISSN: 19322054     EISSN: 19322062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joe.21480     Document Type: Article

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