Handbook of Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management
Blackwell Publishing Ltd eBooksPublished 1 January 2006
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The fully revised and updated version of this successful Handbook is welcomed by management scholars world-wide. By bringing together the latest approaches from the leading experts in organizational learning & knowledge management the volume provides a unique and valuable overview of current thinking about how organizations accumulate 'knowledge' and learn from experience. Key areas of update in the new edition are: - Resource based view of the firm - Capability management - Global management - Organizational culture - Mergers & acquisitions - Strategic management - Leadership
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