Knowledge sharing in knowledge-intensive manufacturing firms. An empirical study of its enablers

@article{Cavaliere2015KnowledgeSI,
  title={Knowledge sharing in knowledge-intensive manufacturing firms. An empirical study of its enablers},
  author={Vincenzo Cavaliere and Sara Lombardi and Luca Giustiniano},
  journal={J. Knowl. Manag.},
  year={2015},
  volume={19},
  pages={1124-1145}
}
Purpose – This paper aims to investigate, following previous studies on knowledge-sharing (KS) processes that consist of knowledge donating (KD) and knowledge collecting (KC), the relationship between KS processes and KS enablers to understand the effect of organizational, individual and technological factors. Design/methodology/approach – The study is based on a Web survey. Data were collected from a sample of 759 knowledge workers selected from 23 knowledge-intensive manufacturing companies… 
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