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Contextual Variables and Knowledge Sharing

In: Knowledge Sharing among Scientists

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  • Prescott C. Ensign

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This chapter examines the relationship between contextual variables, which serve as a standard of comparison, and the dependent variable knowledge-sharing occurrence. This chapter provides a point of reference for hypothesis testing conducted in chapter 6, where models are finalized and relationships among variables further explored. Descriptive statistics form the basis for analysis of relationships among variables in this chapter. Exploring the impact of individual baseline variables on the dichotomous variable—sharing of scientific know-how—is undertaken systematically. Figure 5.1 depicts the general classes for the variables of interest.

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  • Prescott C. Ensign, 2009. "Contextual Variables and Knowledge Sharing," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Knowledge Sharing among Scientists, chapter 5, pages 95-122, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-61713-1_5
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230617131_5
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