The role of networks of practice, value sharing, and operational proximity in knowledge flows between professional groups

Human Relations

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 291-319

  Tagliaventi, Maria Rita ^a   Mattarelli, Elisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ethnography; Healthcare; Knowledge; Networks of practice; Organizational Citizenship Behaviours; Professional groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645397637     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726706064175     Document Type: Article

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