Managing knowledge creation and sharing – scenarios and dynamic capabilities in inter-industrial knowledge networks

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 63-76

  Bergman, Jukka ^a   Jantunen, Ari ^a   Saksa, Juha Matti ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

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EID: 84993009197     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: 17587484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270410567639     Document Type: Article

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