The diffusion of tacit knowledge and its implications on information systems: The role of meta-abilities

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 128-139

  Hisyam Selamat, Mohamad ^a   Choudrie, Jyoti ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992974906     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: 17587484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270410529163     Document Type: Article

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