Individual performance in knowledge intensive work through social networks

Proceedings of the 2007 ACM SIGMIS Computer Personnel Research Conference: The Global Information Technology Workforce, SIGMIS-CPR 2007

Volumn 2007, Issue , 2007, Pages 159-167

  Chung, Kon Shing Kenneth ^a   Hossain, Liaquat ^a   Davis, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ICT use; Individual performance; Performance attitudes; Quality of care; Social networks; Structure; Ties

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ICT USE; INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE ATTITUDES; QUALITY OF CARE; SOCIAL NETWORKS; STRUCTURE; TIES;

KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING;

EID: 34248142782     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1235000.1235036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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