The impact of training and use of teams on dynamic capabilities of small manufacturers

International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 150-176

  Daly, Paula ^a   Bierly, Paul E ^a   Miller, Brian K ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

dynamic capabilities; knowledge management; teams; training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84909647514     PISSN: 14794853     EISSN: 14794861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLIC.2004.005069     Document Type: Article

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