Human factors of knowledge-sharing intention among taiwanese enterprises: A model of hypotheses

Human Factors and Ergonomics In Manufacturing

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 362-371

  Chen, Cheng Wu ^a,d   Chang, Min Li ^b   Tseng, Chun Pin ^c  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Human factor; Knowledge management; Knowledge sharing; Small and medium enterprises; Taiwanese Enterprises

Indexed keywords

CORE COMPETENCIES; EXTERNAL RESOURCES; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE; SOCIAL CAPITALS;

HUMAN ENGINEERING; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84862196751     PISSN: 10908471     EISSN: 15206564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hfm.20286     Document Type: Article

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