Journal of Knowledge Management: Volume 14 Issue 5

Urban, regional, national and global knowledge capital

Francisco Javier Carrillo, Kostas Metaxiotis, Tan Yigitcanlar

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the JKM 2010 annual special issue on knowledge based development (KBD) with reference to the multi‐level analysis characteristic of the…

Leveraging learning behavior and network structure to improve knowledge gatekeepers' performance

Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli, Vito Albino, Nunzia Carbonara, Daniele Rotolo

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how universities' learning behavior (explorative or exploitative) and network structure (weak or strong inter‐organizational ties) can…

Managing knowledge for spacecraft operations at ESOC

Roberta Mugellesi Dow, Siegmar Pallaschke

The purpose of this paper is to describe the current knowledge management activities at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), specifically in knowledge capture, sharing and…

Knowledge clusters and knowledge hubs: designing epistemic landscapes for development

Hans‐Dieter Evers, Solvay Gerke, Thomas Menkhoff

With globalization and knowledge‐based production, firms may cooperate on a global scale, outsource parts of their administrative or productive units and negate location…

External knowledge acquisition processes in knowledge‐intensive clusters

Pedro López‐Sáez, José Emilio Navas‐López, Gregorio Martín‐de‐Castro, Jorge Cruz‐González

The purpose of this paper is to try to assess the applicability of the SECI model (Nonaka and Takeuchi) to the processes of external knowledge acquisition for firms located on…

Knowledge management practices in Indian industries – a comparative study

Deepak Chawla, Himanshu Joshi

The purpose of this paper is to study Knowledge Management (KM) implementation in Indian manufacturing, IT and IT Enabled Services (ITES) and power generation and distribution…

Planning for production efficiency in knowledge‐based development

Kirsten Martinus

The purpose of this paper is to provide conceptual foundations for a study exploring the capacity of hard infrastructure and amenities to influence the socio‐economic imprint of…

The role of information and communication technology (ICT) in mobilization of sustainable development knowledge: a quantitative evaluation

Mirghani Mohamed, Arthur Murray, Mona Mohamed

The purpose of this paper is to aim to quantitatively evaluate the importance of ICTs for sustainable development. A hypothesis about the criticality of ICTs to sustainable…

Development and knowledge resources: a conceptual analysis

Carla C.J.M. Millar, Chong Ju Choi

The purpose of this conceptual paper is to provide a typology of governance structures (three were identified) that offers an integrated approach to understanding knowledge as a…