The Effective Factors on Knowledge Management in Universities from Physical Education Instructors’ Viewpoints

• Authors: Shahram Shafiee , Mojtaba Eskandaripour , Samira Soltani
• Languages of publication: EN

Keywords

technology; organizational culture; knowledge management; emotional intelligence

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 86
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 49-65

Contributors

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Shahram Shafiee

• University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

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Mojtaba Eskandaripour

• University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

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Samira Soltani

• University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/pcssr-2020-0012