Classification of human resources based on measurement of tacit knowledge: An empirical study in Iran

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 376-403

  Jafari, Mostafa ^a   Akhavan, Peyman ^a   Nourizadeh, Mozhden ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Human resource management; Iran; Knowledge management; Knowledge workers; Repertory grid; Tacit knowledge; Tacit knowledge measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877796971     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621711311326374     Document Type: Article

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