The assessment of communities of practice

Knowledge and Process Management

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-25

  Verburg, Robert M ^a   Andriessen, J H Erik ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 85024171788     PISSN: 10924604     EISSN: 10991441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/kpm.241     Document Type: Article

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