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The Mediating Role of Knowledge Sharing and Digital Transformation in the Effect of Person-Organization and Person-Job Fit on Innovative Work Behavior: A Research on the it Sector in Turkey Cover

The Mediating Role of Knowledge Sharing and Digital Transformation in the Effect of Person-Organization and Person-Job Fit on Innovative Work Behavior: A Research on the it Sector in Turkey

By: Hamran Amirli and  İsmail Bakan  
Open Access
|Jan 2026

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