Journal of Knowledge Management: Volume 16 Issue 1

KM governance: the mechanisms for guiding and controlling KM programs

Andreas Schroeder, David Pauleen, Sid Huff

To establish and sustain their KM programs organisations need to establish mechanisms to ensure their governance. KM programs require business integration, senior management…

A new approach to the concept of knowledge strategy

Mario J. Donate, J. Ignacio Canales

This paper aims to present a novel way to conceive knowledge strategy (KS). It suggests that a firm could outperform another by establishing a coherent and integrated KS depending…

Leadership transitions, tacit knowledge sharing and organizational generativity

Melissa Peet

The purpose of this paper is to present results from a two‐part study that tests the efficacy of a methodology for tacit knowledge retrieval, validation and sharing known as…

Knowledge acquisition's mediation of social capital‐firm innovation

Ricardo Martínez‐Cañas, Francisco J. Sáez‐Martínez, Pablo Ruiz‐Palomino

This paper aims to empirically examine the mediating role of knowledge acquisition between social capital and innovation for firms located in science and technology parks (STPs).

Organizational and behavioral factors that influence knowledge retention

Ellen Caroline Martins, Hester W.J. Meyer

The purpose of this article is to identify and explore the organizational and behavioral factors that influence knowledge retention, specifically in the tacit knowledge sphere.

Narratives in knowledge sharing: challenging validity

Daniel Geiger, Georg Schreyögg

This paper aims at extending research on narrative knowledge sharing in organizations. Current literature often assumes that narratives can provide orientation and guidance in…

Knowledge sharing in the Dubai Police Force

Ibrahim Seba, Jennifer Rowley, Rachel Delbridge

This study aims to contribute to understanding of knowledge management and sharing in the public sector in the Middle East through a case study based investigation of knowledge…

Knowledge sharing in Chinese service organizations: a multi case cultural perspective

Rodney McAdam, Sandra Moffett, Jian Peng

The majority of knowledge management theory and practice literature is based on, and relates to, western and Japanese business environments and related assumptions. A number of…

What one feels and what one knows: the influence of emotions on attitudes and intentions towards knowledge sharing

Bart van den Hooff, Alexander P. Schouten, Stojan Simonovski

This paper aims to provide theoretical and empirical insight into the relationship between emotions and knowledge sharing.

Knowledge exchange using Web 2.0 technologies in NGOs

Christina Matschke, Johannes Moskaliuk, Ulrike Cress

Members' knowledge is the most important resource in NGOs and it is important to stimulate its exchange. Knowledge that is needed to act in complex situations is hard to exchange…

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