African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4194

Review

The effectiveness of knowledge sharing on projects: How companies prosper by what they know

Visvanathan Naicker
  • Visvanathan Naicker
  • Graduate School of Business Leadership, University of South Africa, Cnr Janadel & Alexandra Avenues, Midrand 1685, P.O Box 392, UNISA, 0003, South Africa.
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Hishaam Benjamin
  • Hishaam Benjamin
  • Graduate School of Business Leadership, University of South Africa, Cnr Janadel & Alexandra Avenues, Midrand 1685, P.O Box 392, UNISA, 0003, South Africa.
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  •  Received: 17 November 2013
  •  Accepted: 04 February 2014
  •  Published: 28 February 2014

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