A measure of knowledge sharing behavior: Scale development and validation

Knowledge Management Research and Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-81

  Yi, Jialin ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge management practice; Knowledge sharing; Measurement; Performance management

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449231627     PISSN: 14778238     EISSN: 14778246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/kmrp.2008.36     Document Type: Article

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