Social networks and knowledge sharing in organizations: A case study

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 110-125

  Marouf, Laila Naif ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Channel relationships; Knowledge management; Knowledge sharing; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548947992     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270710832208     Document Type: Article

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