An analysis of co-operative agreements from a knowledge-based perspective: An integrative conceptual framework

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 330-346

  Escribá Esteve, Alejandro ^a   Anastasio Urra Urbieta, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Co operation; Knowledge workers; Organizational learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986099535     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: 17587484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270210440848     Document Type: Article

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