Understanding organizational capabilities: Towards a conceptual framework

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 31-43

  Spanos, Yiannis E ^a   Prastacos, Gregory ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

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EID: 84993090820     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: 17587484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270410541024     Document Type: Article

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