Exploring cultural impacts on knowledge sharing behavior in project teams - Results from a simulation study

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 142-156

  Sackmann, Sonja A ^a   Martin, Friesl ^a  

^a BUNDESWEHR UNIVERSITY MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Knowledge sharing; Project teams; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548994119     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270710832226     Document Type: Article

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