Knowledge management systems diffusion in chinese enterprises: A multistage approach using the technology-organization-environment framework

Journal of Global Information Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-84

  Lee, One Ki ^a   Wang, Mo ^b   Lim, Kai H ^b   Peng, Zeyu ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese enterprises; Kms diffusion; Social culture; Toe framework

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION;

CHINESE ENTERPRISE; INTEGRATED FRAMEWORKS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; MULTISTAGE APPROACH; ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CULTURE; TECHNOLOGY-ORGANIZATION-ENVIRONMENT FRAMEWORKS; TOE FRAMEWORK;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 70249118608     PISSN: 10627375     EISSN: 15337995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jgim.2009010104     Document Type: Article

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