The use of different information and communication technologies to support knowledge sharing in organizations: From e-mail to micro-blogging

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1659-1670

  Yuan, Y Connie ^a   Zhao, Xuan ^a   Liao, Qinying ^b   Chi, Changyan ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b IBM CHINA RESEARCH LAB   (China)

Author keywords

communications media; empirical studies; knowledge and information

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES; SUPPORT KNOWLEDGE; SUPPORTING KNOWLEDGE;

ELECTRONIC MAIL; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84880254148     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: 15322890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.22863     Document Type: Article

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