Learning organizational culture and firm performance: The mediating effects of knowledge creation in Korean firms

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 252-264

  Song, Ji Hoon ^a   Kolb, Judith A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Human resource management; Organizational climate; Performance management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897606519     PISSN: 15480518     EISSN: 19397089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1548051812461146     Document Type: Article

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