The dynamics of knowledge flows: Human capital mobility, knowledge retention and change

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 164-176

  Madsen, Tammy L ^a   Mosakowski, Elaine ^b   Zaheer, Srilata ^c  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Human capital theory; Job mobility; Knowledge; Learning; Personnel

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986031663     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: 17587484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13673270210424684     Document Type: Review

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