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Filling the Knowledge Management Sandwich: An Exploratory Study of a Complexwork Environment

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Linger, H., Aarons, J. (2005). Filling the Knowledge Management Sandwich: An Exploratory Study of a Complexwork Environment. In: Vasilecas, O., Wojtkowski, W., Zupančič, J., Caplinskas, A., Wojtkowski, W.G., Wrycza, S. (eds) Information Systems Development. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28809-0_43

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