The Role of Organizational Trust in Knowledge Management: Tool & Technology Use & Success

International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM)

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-85

  Ribiere, Vincent M ^a   Tuggle, Francis D ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

codification; knowledge management; organizational culture; personalization; success; technology; tools; trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001555196     PISSN: 15480666     EISSN: 15480658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jkm.2005010104     Document Type: Article

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