Knowledge sharing and innovative work behaviour in healthcare: A micro-level investigation of direct and indirect effects

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 400-414

  Radaelli, Giovanni ^a   Lettieri, Emanuele ^b   Mura, Matteo ^c   Spiller, Nicola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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EID: 84910651040     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/caim.12084     Document Type: Article

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