Guidelines for developing a k-strategy

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 445-456

  April, Kurt A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Core competences; Resources; Strategy; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986129946     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: 17587484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270210450405     Document Type: Article

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