Governing knowledge sharing in organizations: Levels of analysis, governance mechanisms, and research directions

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 455-482

  Foss, Nicolai J ^a,b   Husted, Kenneth ^c   Michailova, Snejina ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

^b Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND BUSINESS SCHOOL   (New Zealand)

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EID: 77951241620     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00870.x     Document Type: Article

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