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Human Resource Management Review 20 (2010) 115–131 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Human Resource Management Review journal home page: www.elsevier. com/ locate/ humres Knowledge sharing: A review and directions for future research Sheng Wang a,⁎, Raymond A. Noe b,1 a Department of Management, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, United States b Department of Management Human Resources, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University, United States a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Keywords: The success of knowledge management initiatives depends on knowledge sharing. This paper Knowledge sharing reviews qualitative and quantitative studies of individual-level knowledge sharing. Based on the Knowledge exchange literature review we developed a framework for understanding knowledge sharing research. The Knowledge management framework identifies five areas of emphasis of knowledge sharing research: organizational context, interpersonal and team characteristics, cultural characteristics, individual characteristics, and motivational factors. For each emphasis area the paper discusses the theoretical frameworks used and summarizes the empirical research results. The paper concludes with a discussion of emerging issues, new research directions, and practical implications of