Knowledge portals in Chinese consulting firms: A task-technology fit perspective

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 557-574

  Teo, Thompson S H ^a   Men, Bing ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

China; Consulting; Knowledge management; Knowledge portals; Task technology fit

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149199897     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejis.2008.41     Document Type: Article

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