Knowledge retrieval through virtual communities of practice

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 349-362

  Gammelgaard, Jens ^a  

^a Department of International Economics and Management ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Computer Sciences Corporation; knowledge retrieval; swift trust; virtual communities of practice

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATIONS; KNOWLEDGE RETRIEVAL; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; SWIFT TRUST; VIRTUAL COMMUNITY;

COMPUTER SCIENCE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

VIRTUAL CORPORATION;

EID: 77953696669     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449290903548406     Document Type: Article

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