Learning and knowledge transfer in partnering: An empirical case study

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 97-113

  Wagner, Beverly A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Organizational learning; Partnering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986019318     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: 17587484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270310477315     Document Type: Article

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