Knowledge processes in virtual teams: Consolidating the evidence

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 486-501

  Fang, Yulin ^a   Kwok, Ron Chi Wai ^a   Schroeder, Andreas ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BUCKINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distributed cognition; Knowledge management; Virtual community

Indexed keywords

VIRTUAL REALITY;

DISTRIBUTED COGNITION; DISTRIBUTED KNOWLEDGE; KNOWLEDGE PROCESS; ORGANISATIONAL; STATE OF RESEARCH; STORAGE/RETRIEVAL; VIRTUAL COMMUNITY; VIRTUAL TEAM;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84893518641     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144929X.2012.719033     Document Type: Article

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