Tacit knowledge in professional firms: The teachings of firms in very puzzling situations

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 135-151

  Baumard, Philippe ^a  

^a IAE Aix en Provence   (France)

Author keywords

Knowledge intensive workers; Knowledge management; Professional service firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986079095     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: 17587484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270210424666     Document Type: Article

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