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Emerald Article: Strategic knowledge management in aerospace industries: a case study Mostafa Jafari, Jalal Rezaeenour, Peyman Akhavan, Mehdi N. Fesharaki

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To cite this document: Mostafa Jafari, Jalal Rezaeenour, Peyman Akhavan, Mehdi N. Fesharaki, (2010),"Strategic knowledge management in aerospace industries: a case study", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 82 Iss: 1 pp. 60 - 74 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00022661011028128 Downloaded on: 05-02-2013 References: This document contains references to 54 other documents Citations: This document has been cited by 2 other documents To copy this document: permissions@emeraldinsight.com This document has been downloaded 3987 times since 2010. *

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Mostafa Jafari, Jalal Rezaeenour, Peyman Akhavan, Mehdi N. Fesharaki, (2010),"Strategic knowledge management in aerospace industries: a case study", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 82 Iss: 1 pp. 60 - 74 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00022661011028128 Mostafa Jafari, Jalal Rezaeenour, Peyman Akhavan, Mehdi N. Fesharaki, (2010),"Strategic knowledge management in aerospace industries: a case study", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 82 Iss: 1 pp. 60 - 74 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00022661011028128 Mostafa Jafari, Jalal Rezaeenour, Peyman Akhavan, Mehdi N. Fesharaki, (2010),"Strategic knowledge management in aerospace industries: a case study", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 82 Iss: 1 pp. 60 - 74 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00022661011028128

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