What affects organizational performance? the linking of learning and knowledge management

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1234-1254

  Ho, Li An ^a  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Organizational performance; Self managed learning; Workplace training

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; EDUCATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MANAGERS;

EMPIRICAL STUDIES; FOUR DIMENSIONS; INDIRECT EFFECTS; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNINGS; ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCES; PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS; SELF-MANAGED LEARNING; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS; SURVEY DATUMS; WORKPLACE TRAINING;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 57149140596     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570810914919     Document Type: Article

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