Knowledge management in different types of strategic SME networks

Management Research News

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 597-608

  Valkokari, Katri ^a   Helander, Nina ^b  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Business policy; Knowledge management; Networking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992926535     PISSN: 01409174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01409170710773724     Document Type: Review

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