The impact of knowledge stickiness on knowledge transfer implementation, internalization, and satisfaction for multinational corporations

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 425-435

  Li, Chia Ying ^a   Hsieh, Chang Tseh ^b  

^a PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge implementation; Knowledge internalization; Knowledge stickiness; Knowledge transfer performance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH; EFFECTIVENESS OF KNOWLEDGE; KNOWLEDGE IMPLEMENTATION; KNOWLEDGE INTERNALIZATION; KNOWLEDGE STICKINESS; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATIONS; MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 70449531390     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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