Relational models for knowledge sharing behavior

European Management Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 85-97

  Boer, Niels Ingvar ^a   Berends, Hans ^b   Van Baalen, Peter ^c  

^a Berenschot   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conflict; Congruence; Knowledge sharing; Knowledge sharing behavior; Motivation; Overdetermination; Relational models

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952740296     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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