Bounded awareness and tacit knowledge: revisiting Challenger disaster
AbstractPurpose– This paper's aim is to highlight the relationship between individual tacit knowledge and bounded awareness in managerial decision making.Design/methodology/approach– The paper reviews...
View ArticleKnowledge sharing and innovation in Spanish and Colombian high-tech firms
AbstractPurpose– The aim of this paper is to empirically test the degree of influence of different knowledge sharing mechanisms (ICT-based, personal interaction-based, and embedded in management...
View ArticleKnowledge management in MNCs: the importance of subsidiary transfer performance
AbstractPurpose– The aim of this paper is to shed light on how subsidiary willingness to transfer knowledge is influenced by formal control mechanisms from headquarters, and how this affects knowledge...
View ArticleKnowledge management in SMEs: a literature review
AbstractPurpose– The aim of this paper is to review research on knowledge management in small and medium-sized enterprises to identify gaps in the current body of knowledge, which justify future...
View ArticleDeveloping a corporate knowledge management strategy
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to explore the development of a knowledge management (KM) strategy at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and how this was embedded in the business processes...
View ArticleFactors affecting knowledge management success: the fit perspective
AbstractPurpose– This study extends the viewpoint of “fit as holistic configurations” to explore how to use knowledge management (KM) processes and knowledge management system (KMS) capabilities...
View ArticleThe Intellectual Core and Impact of the Knowledge Management Academic Discipline
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this study is two-fold: 1) to explore the intellectual core of the knowledge management (KM) academic discipline in order to test whether it exhibits signs of a...
View ArticleKnowledge sharing amongst academics in UK universities
AbstractPurpose - This paper seeks to contribute to the limited previous research on knowledge sharing in universities, by profiling the attitudes of and intentions towards knowledge sharing of UK...
View ArticleSynthesizing seeming incompatibilities to foster knowledge creation and...
AbstractPurpose - This paper intends to provide an example of how an apparently incongruent combination of organizational variables can have a positive effect on innovation through knowledge...
View ArticleAcquiring external knowledge to avoid wheel re-invention
AbstractPurpose - Analyze the underlying characteristics that enable the acquisition and appropriation of external knowledge, paying special attention to the relationship between external and internal...
View ArticleAre internal knowledge transfer strategies double-edged swords?
AbstractPurpose - After identifying two kinds of internal knowledge transfer strategies, this study aims to examine their effectiveness and whether they induce knowledge spillovers among...
View ArticleStructuring knowledge transfer from experts to newcomers
AbstractPurpose - In this paper we focus on the process of knowledge transfer within social networks composed of a pool of experts, and new comers whose aim is primarily to acquire new knowledge, such...
View ArticleKnowledge Transfer across Dissimilar Cultures
AbstractPurpose - This study examines factors that impact knowledge transfer from the parent corporation to subsidiaries when there are differences in the national culture of the parent corporation and...
View ArticleKnowledge Mapping: Encouragements and Impediments to Adoption
AbstractPurpose - Knowledge Maps (KMaps) are a relatively new concept; research was conducted to identify the factors that encourage or impede the adoption of KMaps by computer software maintenance...
View ArticleStrategic Analysis of Knowledge Firms: The links between Knowledge Management...
AbstractPurpose - This paper aims to explore and explain the links between KM and leadership in knowledge-intensive firms.Design/methodology/approach - This study employs an instrumental case-based...
View ArticleThe intellectual core and impact of the knowledge management academic discipline
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is two-fold: to explore the intellectual core of the knowledge management (KM) academic discipline in order to test whether it exhibits signs of a reference...
View ArticleKnowledge sharing amongst academics in UK universities
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the limited previous research on knowledge sharing in universities, by profiling the attitudes of and intentions towards knowledge sharing...
View ArticleSynthesizing seeming incompatibilities to foster knowledge creation and...
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to provide an example of how an apparently incongruent combination of organizational variables can have a positive effect on innovation through knowledge...
View ArticleAcquiring external knowledge to avoid wheel re-invention
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to analyze the underlying characteristics that enable the acquisition and appropriation of external knowledge, paying special attention to the relationship...
View ArticleAre internal knowledge transfer strategies double-edged swords?
AbstractPurpose– After identifying two kinds of internal knowledge transfer strategies, the purpose of this paper is to examine their effectiveness and whether they induce knowledge spillovers among...
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