The impact of information technology and transactive memory systems on knowledge sharing, application, and team performance: A field study

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 833-854

  Young Choi, Sue ^a   Lee, Heeseok ^b   Yoo, Youngjin ^c  

^a Samsung Life Insurance Company   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Field study; Knowledge management; Team performance; Transactive memory system

Indexed keywords

DIRECT IMPACT; FIELD STUDIES; KNOWLEDGE APPLICATION; KNOWLEDGE RESOURCE; KNOWLEDGE-BASED ORGANIZATION; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; META-KNOWLEDGE; SHARING KNOWLEDGE; SOUTH KOREA; TEAM MEMBERS; TEAM PERFORMANCE; TRANSACTIVE MEMORY SYSTEMS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79953278854     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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