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The importance (impact) of knowledge at the macro-micro levels in Sudan

2011, UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series

Abstract

In this paper we provide a new contribution and fill the gap in the Sudanese literature by investigating the importance (impact) of tacit and codified sources of knowledge at the micro and macro levels in Sudan using new primary data from the firm survey (2010 ...

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