Culture effects on the knowledge sharing in multi-national virtual classes: A mixed method

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 491-498

  Zhang, Xi ^a   De Pablos, Patricia Ordóñez ^b   Xu, Qingkun ^c  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^c HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Hofstede's dimensions; Knowledge sharing; National culture; Virtual classes

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-BASED EDUCATIONS; CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEYS; HOFSTEDE; HOFSTEDE'S CULTURAL DIMENSIONS; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; NATIONAL CULTURES; QUALITATIVE CASE STUDIES; VIRTUAL CLASS;

MOTIVATION;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84892437454     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.04.021     Document Type: Article

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