Transformation of “a business in risks”: Knowledge and learning for reinvention

Management Decision

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1178-1196

  Matheson Connell, Carol ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptability; Hong Kong; Knowledge management; Learning; Organizational change; Trading companies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993027431     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740410565190     Document Type: Review

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