Understanding technology support for organizational transactive memory: Requirements, application, and customization

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 69-98

  Nevo, Dorit ^a   Benbasat, Izak ^b   Wand, Yair ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

expertise location; meta memory; social media; transactive memory

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE MECHANISMS; META-MEMORY; SOCIAL MEDIA; TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT; TRANSACTIVE MEMORY; TRANSACTIVE MEMORY SYSTEMS;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84860686878     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MIS0742-1222280404     Document Type: Conference Paper

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