Three shapes of organisational knowledge

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 159-174

  Van Den Berg, Herman A ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economic theory; Knowledge management; Knowledge based view; Production; Resources; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875623287     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: 17587484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673271311315141     Document Type: Article

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