Generational differences in soft knowledge situations: Status, need for recognition, workplace commitment and idealism

Knowledge and Process Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-58

  Busch, Peter ^a   Venkitachalam, Krishna ^b   Richards, Debbie ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84886188168     PISSN: 10924604     EISSN: 10991441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/kpm.298     Document Type: Article

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