Understanding IT professionals' knowledge sharing intention through KMS: A social exchange perspective

Quality and Quantity

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2739-2753

  Tsai, Ming Tien ^a   Chang, Hsiu Ching ^b   Cheng, Nai Chang ^c   Lien, Chung Chang ^d  

^a Ho Chi Minh City campus   (Taiwan)

^b CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^c Kang Ning University ^*

^d Kang Ning University   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Knowledge sharing; Organizational trust; Perceived organizational support; Reciprocal relationship expectancy; Social exchange theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879297426     PISSN: 00335177     EISSN: 15737845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11135-012-9685-4     Document Type: Article

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