Reward systems for intra-organizational knowledge sharing

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 938-956

  Lee, Dong Joo ^a   Ahn, Jae Hyeon ^b  

^a Hansung University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Economics; Intra organizational knowledge sharing; Knowledge management; Reward system design

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; MANAGERS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INTRA-ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE SHARING; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE SHARING; REWARD SYSTEM DESIGN;

KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33846787140     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2006.03.052     Document Type: Article

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