A principal-agent model for incentive design in knowledge sharing

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 101-113

  Nan, Ning ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Incentives (psychology); Knowledge sharing

Indexed keywords

EID: 44049108931     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270810875895     Document Type: Article

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