A Methodology to Evaluate the Organizational Impact of it on Knowledge Management: an Italian Case Study

Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 8-24

  Grimaldi, Michele ^a   Rippa, Pierluigi ^b   Ruffolo, Massimo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c Exeura   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case Study; Evaluation; Information Technology; Knowledge Management; Methodological Framework

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973891665     PISSN: 15228053     EISSN: 23336897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15228053.2008.10856133     Document Type: Article

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