Managing Knowledge Capabilities for Strategy Implementation Effectiveness

International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM)

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 84-110

  Paisittanand, Sineenad ^a   Digman, L A ^b   Lee, Sang M ^b  

^a BANGKOK UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

knowledge capabilities; knowledge infrastructure; knowledge management; knowledge process; strategic management; strategy effectiveness; strategy implementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001720378     PISSN: 15480666     EISSN: 15480658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jkm.2007100105     Document Type: Article

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