Knowledge sharing and the psychological contract: Managing knowledge workers across different stages of employment

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 411-436

  O'Neill, Bonnie S ^a   Adya, Monica ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Knowledge management; Knowledge sharing; Psychological contracts

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249718843     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940710745969     Document Type: Article

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