How knowledge validation processes affect knowledge contribution

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 81-108

  Durcikova, Alexandra ^a   Gray, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge contribution processes; Knowledge management; Knowledge repositories; Knowledge sharing; Knowledge sourcing; Reinforcement theory; Signaling theory; Validation processes

Indexed keywords

REINFORCEMENT;

KNOWLEDGE CONTRIBUTIONS; KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORY; KNOWLEDGE SOURCING; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; REINFORCEMENT THEORY; SIGNALING THEORY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 68949104119     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MIS0742-1222250403     Document Type: Article

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