Knowledge-sharing determinants, behaviors, and innovative work behaviors: An integrated theoretical view and empirical examination

Aslib Journal of Information Management

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 562-591

  Akhavan, Peyman ^a   Hosseini, S Mahdi ^a   Abbasi, Morteza ^a   Manteghi, Manuchehr ^a  

^a MALEK ASHTAR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Innovative work behaviours; Iran; Knowledge sharing; Social capital theory; Social exchange theory; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; SURVEYS;

INNOVATIVE WORK BEHAVIOURS; IRAN; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; SOCIAL CAPITALS; SOCIAL EXCHANGE THEORY; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84941906897     PISSN: 20503806     EISSN: 20503814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/AJIM-02-2015-0018     Document Type: Article

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