Knowledge construction in an Australian software development enterprise: developing the knowledge bases for innovative renewal

International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 405-415

  White, Richard ^a   Dovey, Ken ^b  

^a Eagle Datamation International   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

collaboration; creative destruction; innovation; knowledge construction; organisational renewal; social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961562647     PISSN: 14794853     EISSN: 14794861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLIC.2004.005991     Document Type: Article

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