A multilevel investigation of the motivational mechanisms underlying knowledge sharing and performance

Organization Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-88

  Quigley, Narda R ^a   Tesluk, Paul E ^b   Locke, Edwin A ^b   Bartol, Kathryn M ^b  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge sharing; Motivation; Multilevel model; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847055810     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1060.0223     Document Type: Article

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