Knowledge acquisition via three learning processes in enterprise information portals: Learning-by-investment, learning-by-doing, and learning-from-others

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 245-278

  Ryu, Chungsuk ^a   Kim, Yong Jin ^b   Chaudhury, Abhijit ^c   Rao, H Raghav ^a  

^a 160 Jacobs Management Center   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRYANT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity theory; Enterprise information portals; Knowledge management; Learning

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION THEORY; LEARNING SYSTEMS;

ACTIVITY THEORY; ENTERPRISE INFORMATION PORTALS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; OPTIMAL DECISIONS;

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION;

EID: 33747874068     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/25148679     Document Type: Article

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