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This book aims to provide a forum for leading scholars in knowledge management to engage in debate on current research and shed light on future prospects in this field. The papers in this issue are based upon the ‘Fifth European Conference on Organizational Knowledge, Learning, and Capabilities [OKLC]’, hosted by the Department of Management at the University of Innsbruck in April 2004.

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Renzl, B., Matzler, K., Hinterhuber, H. (2006). Introduction. In: Renzl, B., Matzler, K., Hinterhuber, H. (eds) The Future of Knowledge Management. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230371897_1

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