The relationship between Machiavellianism and knowledge sharing willingness

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-240

  Liu, Chung C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Knowledge sharing willingness; Machiavellianism

Indexed keywords

EID: 40549090561     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-008-9065-1     Document Type: Article

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