Examining the role of the communication channel interface and recipient characteristics on knowledge internalization: A pragmatist view

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 116-131

  Scott, Christopher Kit ^a   Sarker, Saonee ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication channel interface; Individual level of analysis; Knowledge internalization; Knowledge recipient perspective; Media Synchronicity Theory (MST)

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

CHANNEL INTERFACE; COMMUNICATION CHANNEL INTERFACE; COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS; INDIVIDUAL LEVEL OF ANALYSE; INDIVIDUAL LEVELS; KNOWLEDGE INTERNALIZATION; KNOWLEDGE RECIPIENT PERSPECTIVE; LEVELS OF ANALYSIS; MEDIA SYNCHRONICITIES; MEDIUM SYNCHRONICITY THEORY; SYNCHRONICITY THEORY;

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY);

EID: 77952924244     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPC.2010.2046085     Document Type: Article

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