Computer-mediated knowledge systems in consultancy firms: do they work?

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Computer-mediated knowledge systems in consultancy firms: do they work? / Reihlen, Markus; Ringberg, Torsten.
Professional service firms. ed. / Royston Greenwood; Roy Suddaby. Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V., 2006. p. 307-336 (Research in the Sociology of Organizations; Vol. 24).

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Harvard

Reihlen, M & Ringberg, T 2006, Computer-mediated knowledge systems in consultancy firms: do they work? in R Greenwood & R Suddaby (eds), Professional service firms. Research in the Sociology of Organizations, vol. 24, Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, pp. 307-336. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0733-558X(06)24012-6

APA

Reihlen, M., & Ringberg, T. (2006). Computer-mediated knowledge systems in consultancy firms: do they work? In R. Greenwood, & R. Suddaby (Eds.), Professional service firms (pp. 307-336). (Research in the Sociology of Organizations; Vol. 24). Elsevier B.V.. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0733-558X(06)24012-6

Vancouver

Reihlen M, Ringberg T. Computer-mediated knowledge systems in consultancy firms: do they work? In Greenwood R, Suddaby R, editors, Professional service firms. Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V. 2006. p. 307-336. (Research in the Sociology of Organizations). doi: 10.1016/S0733-558X(06)24012-6

Bibtex

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