The roles of psychological climate, information management capabilities, and IT support on knowledge-sharing: An MOA perspective

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 59-75

  Kettinger, William J ^a   Li, Yuan ^b   Davis, Joshua M ^c   Kettinger, Lynda ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b Mathematics and Sciences   (United States)

^c School of Business   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

information management capabilities; information technology support; knowledge sharing; MOA motivation; opportunity and abilities; psychological climate

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION USE; MOTIVATION;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES; OPPORTUNITY AND ABILITIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL CLIMATE;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84920587535     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejis.2013.25     Document Type: Article

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