Why does subjectivity make us nervous? : Making the tacit explicit

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 61-73

  Jankowicz, Devi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intuition; Personal construct theory; Repertory grid; Tacit knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986149567     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: 1758468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691930110380509     Document Type: Review

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