Corporate wikis: The effects of owners' motivation and behavior on group members' engagement

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 87-116

  Arazy, Ofer ^a   Gellatly, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

knowledge management (KM); knowledge management systems (KMS); knowledge sharing; motivation; owner; regulatory focus theory; social cognitive theory; wiki

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; OWNER; REGULATORY FOCUS; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; WIKI;

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MOTIVATION;

WEBSITES;

EID: 84877965557     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MIS0742-1222290303     Document Type: Article

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