Organisation and employee congruence: A framework for assessing the success of organisational blogs

International Journal of Information Technology and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 120-133

  Trimi, Silvana ^a   Galanxhi Janaqi, Holtjona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Commitment; Communication; Community building; Congruence; Engagement; Knowledge management; Organisational blogs; Outcomes; Performance

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INTERNET; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BLOG TECHNOLOGY; EMPLOYEE CONGRUENCE; ORGANIZATIONAL BLOGS;

WEBSITES;

EID: 38149027802     PISSN: 14614111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJITM.2008.016600     Document Type: Article

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