Exploring knowledge sharing in social structures: Potential contributions to an overall knowledge management strategy

Advances in Developing Human Resources

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 290-306

  Blankenship, Selena S ^a   Ruona, Wendy E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Knowledge sharing; Social structures

Indexed keywords

EID: 70149083243     PISSN: 15234223     EISSN: 15523055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1523422309338578     Document Type: Article

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