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  1. University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

    Fons Wijnhoven

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Wijnhoven, F. (2006). Knowledge Management: More than a Buzzword. In: Jetter, A., Schröder, HH., Kraaijenbrink, J., Wijnhoven, F. (eds) Knowledge Integration. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7908-1681-7_1

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