A diagnosis framework for identifying the current knowledge sharing activity status in a community of practice

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 39, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 13093-13107

  Kim, Sung Jin ^a   Hong, Jong Yi ^b   Suh, Eui Ho ^c  

^a GS Caltex Corporation   (South Korea)

^b Kyungnam University   (South Korea)

^c Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CoP; Diagnosis framework; Knowledge sharing; SNA; Social Network Analysis

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE; COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE; COP; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; SNA; SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS; STRATEGIC DIRECTION;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION;

EID: 84865274553     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2012.05.092     Document Type: Article

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