How reward, computer self-efficacy, and perceived power security affect knowledge management systems success: An empirical investigation in high-tech companies

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 332-347

  Lai, Jung Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; EMPLOYMENT; EXPOSURE CONTROLS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES; COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENTS; COMPLEX TASKS; COMPUTER SELF EFFICACIES; EASE OF USE; EMPIRICAL EXAMINATIONS; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATIONS; HIGH-TECH COMPANIES; HIGH-TECH FIRMS; INDIRECT EFFECTS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT THEORIES; KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMIES; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING; PERCEIVED USEFULNESS; SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING; THEORETICAL MODELS; USER SATISFACTIONS;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 60549092107     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: 15322890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.20982     Document Type: Article

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