The role of knowledge quality in firm performance

Organizations as Knowledge Systems: Knowledge, Learning and Dynamic Capabilities

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 252-275

  Soo, Christine W ^a   Devinney, Timothy M ^b,c   Midgley, David F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Australian Graduate School of Management   (Australia)

^c Centre for Corporate Change   (Australia)

^d INSEAD   (France)

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EID: 85032108443     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230524545_12     Document Type: Chapter

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