The mediating effect of knowledge management on social interaction and innovation performance

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 285-301

  Huang, Jing Wen ^a   Li, Yong Hui ^b  

^a CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^b KAO YUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Innovation; Knowledge management; Performance management; Social interaction; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 68349131354     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720910956772     Document Type: Article

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