Reuse of knowledge assets from repositories: A mixed methods study

Information and Management

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 365-375

  Boh, Wai Fong ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Knowledge management system; Knowledge sharing; Project based organizations

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

ELECTRONIC REPOSITORIES; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; INTERACTION MECHANISMS; KEY FACTORS; KNOWLEDGE ASSETS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORIES; KNOWLEDGE REUSE; KNOWLEDGE SHARING; MIXED METHODS; PROJECT-BASED ORGANIZATIONS; RESEARCH MODELS;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 48949089713     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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