The New Knowledge Management: Complexity, Learning, and Sustainable Innovation

Mark W. McElroy
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Copyright 2003 by Mark W. McElroy. All rights reserved.
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McElroy, Mark W.
The new knowledge management : complexity, learning, and sustainable innovation / Mark W. McElroy.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-7506-7608-6 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Knowledge management. 2. Organizational learning. I. Title.
HD30.2 .M396 2002 658.4 038 dc21
20022071720
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Mark W. McElroy is a thought leader, consultant, and award-winning author in the fields of knowledge management, organizational learning, intellectual capital, and innovation. He is a twenty-five year veteran of management...