The Impact of Social Capital on Employees' Knowledge-Sharing Behavior: An Empirical Analysis of U.S. Federal Agencies

Public Performance and Management Review

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 381-405

  Choi, Yujin ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Federal government employees knowledge management; knowledge sharing; social capital theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84950252960     PISSN: 15309576     EISSN: 15579271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15309576.2015.1108795     Document Type: Article

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