Knowledge hiding in organizations

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 64-88

  Connelly, Catherine E ^a   Zweig, David ^b   Webster, Jane ^c   Trougakos, John P ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distrust; Knowledge hiding; Knowledge hoarding; Knowledge management; Knowledge sharing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84255175481     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.737     Document Type: Article

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