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This chapter reviews the extent to which female leaders are considered in theorising and practices of knowledge management in organisations. It highlights how women have a positive impact when it comes to knowledge-sharing in teams. The review also highlights how existing organisational structure and culture could be improved to empower female knowledge leaders.
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Tariq, M. (2018). A Gender and Leadership Perspective on Knowledge-Sharing. In: Syed, J., Murray, P., Hislop, D., Mouzughi, Y. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Knowledge Management. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71434-9_13
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