The role of intellectual capital in knowledge transfer

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 402-411

  Chen, Chung Jen ^a   Shih, Hsi An ^b   Yang, Su Yueh ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Human capital; Intellectual capital; Knowledge transfer performance; Organizational capital; Relational capital

Indexed keywords

HUMAN CAPITAL; INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; ORGANIZATIONAL CAPITAL; RELATIONAL CAPITAL;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TRANSFER CASES (VEHICLES);

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 68249134122     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2009.2023086     Document Type: Article

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