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Knowledge processes in virtual teams: consolidating the evidence

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Knowledge processes in virtual teams: consolidating the evidence. / Fang, Yulin; Kwok, Ron Chi-Wai; Schroeder, Andreas.
In: Behaviour and Information Technology, Vol. 33, No. 5, 01.05.2014, p. 486-501.

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Fang, Y, Kwok, RC-W & Schroeder, A 2014, 'Knowledge processes in virtual teams: consolidating the evidence', Behaviour and Information Technology, vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 486-501. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2012.719033

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Fang, Y., Kwok, R. C-W., & Schroeder, A. (2014). Knowledge processes in virtual teams: consolidating the evidence. Behaviour and Information Technology, 33(5), 486-501. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2012.719033

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Fang Y, Kwok RC-W, Schroeder A. Knowledge processes in virtual teams: consolidating the evidence. Behaviour and Information Technology. 2014 May 1;33(5):486-501. doi: 10.1080/0144929X.2012.719033

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Fang, Yulin ; Kwok, Ron Chi-Wai ; Schroeder, Andreas. / Knowledge processes in virtual teams : consolidating the evidence. In: Behaviour and Information Technology. 2014 ; Vol. 33, No. 5. pp. 486-501.

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