Cultural determinants of leaning effectiveness from knowledge management systems: A multinational investigation

Journal of Global Information Technology Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-51

  Furner, Christopher P ^a   Mason, Robert M ^b   Mehta, Nikhil ^c   Munyon, Timothy P ^d   Zinko, Robert ^e  

^a WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Fit; Knowledge Management Systems; Learning Preferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013887015     PISSN: 1097198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1097198X.2009.10856484     Document Type: Article

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