Knowledge Management and the Law Firm

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-76

  Terrett, A ^a  

^a Legal Information Systems Advisor and Solicitor (non practising)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Explicit Knowledge; Information Technology; Intellectual Capital; Law Firms; Tacit Knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993054048     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: 17587484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000004608     Document Type: Article

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