Gender differences of knowledge sharing in online learning environment

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Volumn 6837 LNCS, Issue , 2011, Pages 116-128

  Ma, Will Wai Kit ^a   Yuen, Allan Hoi Kau ^b  

^a HONG KONG SHUE YAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Gender differences; online knowledge sharing; perceived online attachment motivation; perceived online relationship commitment

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL STUDIES; GENDER DIFFERENCES; IF THERE ARE; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; MODEL FRAMEWORK; ONLINE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; PERCEIVED ONLINE ATTACHMENT MOTIVATION; PERCEIVED ONLINE RELATIONSHIP COMMITMENT; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MOTIVATION; ONLINE SYSTEMS; STUDENTS; SURVEYS;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 80051559433     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: 16113349     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-22763-9_11     Document Type: Conference Paper

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