Measuring knowledge creation in virtual teams through the social network analysis

Knowledge Management Research and Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 329-338

  Capece, Guendalina ^a   Costa, Roberta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; E collaboration; Knowledge creation; Knowledge management; Social network analysis; Virtual teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049138075     PISSN: 14778238     EISSN: 14778246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/kmrp.2009.25     Document Type: Article

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