Managing knowledge in project-based professional services firms: An international comparison

Management of Knowledge in Project Environments

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 103-131

  Fong, Patrick S W ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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