Intrafirm Knowledge Transfer and Employee Innovative Behavior: The Role of Total and Balanced Knowledge Flows

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 90-103

  Lai, John ^a   Lui, Steven S ^a   Tsang, Eric W K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

ASSESSMENT MECHANISM; INNOVATION RESEARCH; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS; SELF-LEARNING MECHANISM; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; TEAM INNOVATION; THEORETICAL MODELING;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84959102569     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpim.12262     Document Type: Article

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