Developing a conceptual model for investigating adoption of knowledge management system in Saudi Arabian public sector

International Journal of Business Information Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 135-163

  Alatawi, Fatmah Mohmmad H ^a   Dwivedi, Yogesh K ^a   Williams, Michael D ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adoption; KMS; Knowledge management system; Research model; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883615222     PISSN: 17460972     EISSN: 17460980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBIS.2013.056121     Document Type: Article

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