With the rapid penetration of Internet communication technologies across the globe, the possibility for individuals to seek out others for advice and know-how has dramatically increased. test king Individuals may now cross organizational boundaries to communicate efficiently with others regardless of time and space (Hinds & Kiesler, 1995). As a result, many organizations are in the process of implementing intranet-based communication tools, 000-100 such as electronic discussion networks, to promote knowledge sharing across internal organizational boundaries (Alavi & Leidner, 1999; 000-111 Davenport & Prusak, 1998; Fulk & DeSanctis, 1995). Investments in these technologies are driven by the assumption that knowledge is the most valuable resource of the firm and that new knowledge 000-730 is created through the recombination and exchange of existing knowledge (Kogut & Zander, 1992;