A Model of intraorganizational knowledge sharing: Development and initial test

Journal of Global Information Management

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 45-73

  Hsu, I Chieh ^a   Wang, Yi Shun ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Exploratory study; Intraorganizational knowledge sharing; Knowledge sharing effectiveness; Knowledge sharing policies and practices; Organizational antecedents

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PLANNING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BUSINESS STRATEGY; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; INDUSTRIAL CONTEXT; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; LITERATURE REVIEWS; ORGANIZATIONAL ANTECEDENTS; PERCEIVED ENVIRONMENTAL UNCERTAINTY;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 58149527596     PISSN: 10627375     EISSN: 15337995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jgim.2008070103     Document Type: Article

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