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Cultural Influences on Explicit and Implicit Knowledge Sharing Behaviour in Virtual Teams


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1 Institute of Policy and Management, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
 

Knowledge can be classified as explicit and implicit knowledge. This study investigates how national or regional culture influences on the explicit and implicit knowledge sharing behaviour in the context of multi-national virtual teams. The findings suggest national culture significantly influence on participants' attitude to sharing knowledge in IT-enabled virtual teams. This study provides some suggestions for the virtual team management.

Keywords

National Culture, Hofstede’s Dimensions, Virtual Teams, Knowledge Contribution.
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Xi Zhang
Institute of Policy and Management, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Abstract


Knowledge can be classified as explicit and implicit knowledge. This study investigates how national or regional culture influences on the explicit and implicit knowledge sharing behaviour in the context of multi-national virtual teams. The findings suggest national culture significantly influence on participants' attitude to sharing knowledge in IT-enabled virtual teams. This study provides some suggestions for the virtual team management.

Keywords


National Culture, Hofstede’s Dimensions, Virtual Teams, Knowledge Contribution.