A model of knowledge-sharing motivation

Human Resource Management

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 571-589

  Gagné, Marylène ^a  

^a John Molson School of Business   (Canada)

Author keywords

Knowledge sharing; Self determination theory; Theory of planned behavior; Work motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77049090269     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.20298     Document Type: Article

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