Keeping up-to-date with information technology: Testing a model of technological knowledge renewal effectiveness for IT professionals

Information and Management

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 376-387

  Rong, Guang ^a   Grover, Varun ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career orientation; Delegation; IT dynamism; Job satisfaction; Knowledge management; Knowledge renewal effectiveness; Tolerance of ambiguity

Indexed keywords

CAREER ORIENTATION; DELEGATION; IT DYNAMISM; KNOWLEDGE RENEWAL EFFECTIVENESS; TOLERANCE OF AMBIGUITY;

BIOGRAPHIES; JOB SATISFACTION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 70349235332     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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