Information sharing online: a research challenge

International Journal of Knowledge and Learning

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 62-79

  Rafaeli, Sheizaf ^a   Raban, Daphne R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

commons; disintermediation; free information; free riding; information sharing; information system structure and process; lurking; ownership; public goods

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947589456     PISSN: 17411009     EISSN: 17411017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijkl.2005.006251     Document Type: Article

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