Anatomy of a failed knowledge management initiative: Lessons from PharmaCorp's experiences

Knowledge and Process Management

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-33

  Braganza, Ashley ^a   Möllenkramer, Gerald J ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84993042041     PISSN: 10924604     EISSN: 10991441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/kpm.130     Document Type: Article

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