Think Social Capital Before You Think Knowledge Transfer

International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM)

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 21-32

  Sherif, Karma ^a   Sherif, Sherif Ahmed ^b  

^a TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Trade and Industry   (Egypt)

Author keywords

developing nations; Egypt; knowledge management; knowledge transfer; social capital; social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001574900     PISSN: 15480666     EISSN: 15480658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jkm.2006070102     Document Type: Article

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