Knowledge management, institutions and professional cultures in engineering consulting services: the case of Hong Kong

Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Culture: The Interaction between Technology, Progress and Economic Growth

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 65-86

  Baark, Erik ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84881806056     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781845420550.00009     Document Type: Chapter

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