Profiting from knowledge management: The impact of time and experience

Information Systems Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 134-152

  Ko, Dong Gil ^a   Dennis, Alan R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM); Job experience; Knowledge management systems use; Longitudinal study; Performance improvement; Time

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955824305     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: 15265536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.1090.0247     Document Type: Article

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