Demographic differences in using knowledge creation tools among faculty members

Journal of Knowledge Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 857-871

  Kaba, Abdoulaye ^a   Ramaiah, Chennupati K ^b  

^a AL AIN UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Academic institutions; Faculty members; Knowledge; Knowledge creation; Knowledge creation tools; Knowledge driven organizations; Knowledge management; UAE; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 85026651250     PISSN: 13673270     EISSN: 17587484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JKM-09-2016-0379     Document Type: Article

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