What is knowledge sharing from the informer's perspective?

International Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1-20

  Ford, Dianne P ^a   Staples, Sandy ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Construct development; Knowledge hoarding; Knowledge sharing; Knowledge worker; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249124715     PISSN: 15480666     EISSN: 15480658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jkm.2008100101     Document Type: Article

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