Global competition and the Australian biotechnology industry: Developing a model of SMEs knowledge management strategies

Knowledge and Process Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 38-46

  Clarke, Jayne ^a   Turner, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

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EID: 84993003441     PISSN: 10924604     EISSN: 10991441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/kpm.190     Document Type: Article

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