A community perspective on managing knowledge in project environments

Management of Knowledge in Project Environments

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 81-102

  Bresnen, Mike ^a   Edelman, Linda ^b   Newell, Sue ^b   Scarbrough, Harry ^c   Swan, Jacky ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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