The effects of socio-technical enablers on knowledge sharing: An exploratory examination

Journal of Information Science

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 742-754

  Choi, Sue Young ^a   Kang, Young Sik ^a   Lee, Heeseok ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Knowledge sharing; Socio technical perspective

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CURVE FITTING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE;

BUSINESS CHANGES; FIELD STUDIES; KNOWLEDGE SHARING; ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARE; PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS; PRIMARY OBJECTIVE; SOCIO-TECHNICAL; SOCIO-TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE; TECHNICAL SUPPORTS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 51849136625     PISSN: 01655515     EISSN: 17416485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165551507087710     Document Type: Article

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