Fostering knowledge sharing through human resource management in R&D teams

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 53, Issue 2-4, 2011, Pages 309-330

  Chen, Wan Yu ^a   Hsu, Bi Fen ^b   Wang, Mei Ling ^c   Lin, Yen Yu ^d  

^a TRANSWORLD UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d MINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

High technology industry; HRM; Human resource management; Knowledge sharing; R D teams; Research and development; Work values

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SURVEYS;

CRITICAL FACTORS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TEAM EFFECTIVENESS; WORK VALUES;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79951668239     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2011.038596     Document Type: Article

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