Effectiveness of knowledge seeking behaviors embedded in social networks: A perspective of individuals in workplaces

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 3848-3857

  Kim, Tae Hun ^a   Benbasat, Izak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EFFECTIVENESS OF KNOWLEDGE; EXPLOITATION AND EXPLORATIONS; INFORMAL COMMUNICATION; INTERNAL SOURCE; KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS; KNOWLEDGE SOURCES; MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS; VIRTUAL KNOWLEDGE;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84863253123     PISSN: 15301605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HICSS.2012.232     Document Type: Conference Paper

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