Work Groups, Structural Diversity, and Knowledge Sharing in a Global Organization

Management Science

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 352-364

  Cummings, Jonathon N ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Organizational innovation; Social networks; Team diversity

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; FEEDBACK; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MANAGERS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; SOCIAL NETWORKS; TEAM DIVERSITY;

KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING;

EID: 1842682482     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1030.0134     Document Type: Review

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