To bridge or to bond? Diverse social connections in an IS project team

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 378-390

  Han, JinYoung ^a   Hovav, Anat ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bonding; Bridging; IS project team; Knowledge sharing; Project performance; Social capital

Indexed keywords

BONDING; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

BRIDGING; IS PROJECT TEAMS; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL CAPITALS;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

INNOVATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

EID: 84874290181     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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