Construction and validation of measurement scales for enablers of knowledge creation

Management Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 225-238

  Begona Lloria M ^a   Moreno Luzón, María D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 84993047689     PISSN: 15365433     EISSN: 15580946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/15365430580001323     Document Type: Article

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