Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- I - Overview and Background -- 1 - Why Organizations Don't ''Know What They Know'': Cognitive and Motivational Factors Affecting the Transfer of Expertise -- 2 - A Critical Evaluation of Knowledge Management Practices -- 3 - Coming to the...

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