Knowledge management, social media and employee creativity

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 45, Issue , 2015, Pages 44-58

  Sigala, Marianna ^a   Chalkiti, Kalotina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Creativity; Greece; Hospitality; Knowledge management; Social media; Social networks; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916908742     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2014.11.003     Document Type: Article

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