Journal of Knowledge Management: Volume 14 Issue 2

Research paradigms of contemporary knowledge management studies: 1998‐2007

Zhenzhong Ma, Kuo‐Hsun Yu

The purpose of this paper is to explore the research paradigms of contemporary knowledge management studies in the past decade using citation and co‐citation analysis.

The evolution of organizations and the development of appropriate knowledge structures

Leyland M. Lucas

Beginning from the premise that organizations go through different stages of development and that different types of knowledge exist, this paper seeks to explore the extent to…

Consultant competence trust doesn't pay off, but benevolent trust does! Managing knowledge with care

Dong‐Gil Ko

Consultants are hired for their domain expertise. For long‐term engagements, the role of their expertise diminishes as the need to develop personal trust gains significance for a…

Shaping knowledge management: organization and national culture

Rémy Magnier‐Watanabe, Dai Senoo

The purpose of this paper is to confirm quantitatively the previous finding that organizational characteristics influence knowledge management, and to assess whether the national…

The impact of national cultures on structured knowledge transfer

Jihong Chen, Peter Y.T. Sun, Robert J. McQueen

The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of national culture on the structured knowledge transfer from a US‐based (onshore) technical support center to an offshore…

Knowledge claim evaluation: a fundamental issue for knowledge management

Kristian Peters, Laura Maruster, René J. Jorna

This paper aims to present a classification of approaches toward knowledge claim evaluation (KCE), which is the process of evaluating and testing knowledge claims in…

Recursive view of the project‐based companies' knowledge production

Kaj U. Koskinen

According to the traditional “stable‐process” problem, the project‐based company's memory and project implementation cannot interact. They remain conceptually distinctly different…

The correlation between organizational culture and knowledge conversion on corporate performance

Shu‐Mei Tseng

Organizational culture can significantly promote or hinder the success of knowledge management initiatives. Therefore, this study seeks to develop and test empirically a…

Bridging intention and behavior of knowledge sharing

Iris Reychav, Jacob Weisberg

This paper seeks to present an innovative scale that sheds light on the ways in which intentions to share explicit and tacit knowledge impact actual knowledge‐sharing behavior.

Knowledge management metrics in software development companies in Brazil

Vanessa Goldoni, Mírian Oliveira

The main goal of this research is to analyze knowledge management (KM) evaluation metrics in software development companies in Brazil through the perception of managers and users.

Exploring the military contribution to KBD through leadership and values

Alex Bennet, David Bennet, Shiang Long Lee

This paper aims to present an exploration of the contributions of the military organization to knowledge‐based development within and beyond the boundaries of its home country.