Journal of Knowledge Management: Volume 17 Issue 2

Three shapes of organisational knowledge

Herman A. van den Berg

This research seeks to respond to Simon's challenge to apply “an economic calculus to knowledge”. The paper aims to develop a typology of knowledge that may be fruitful in…

Building knowledge: developing a knowledge‐based dynamic capabilities typology

James S. Denford

The purpose of this paper is to synthesize existing knowledge‐based dynamic capabilities research into a single typology for managerial and academic use.

Managing knowledge for a successful competence exploration

Hammady Ahmed Dine Rabeh, Daniel Jimenéz‐Jimenéz, Micaela Martínez‐Costa

This paper seeks to assess the importance of absorptive capacity and organizational memory in the process of internal exploitation for a higher organizational performance, and to…

Knowledge integration and competitiveness: a longitudinal study of an industry cluster

Julia Connell, Ranjit Voola

This paper aims to examine how – and whether – members of an industry cluster share knowledge through networking as a means to improving competitive advantage and, in particular…

Communities of practice foster collaboration across public health

Mamie Jennings Mabery, Lynn Gibbs‐Scharf, Debra Bara

The complexity and responsibilities of public health make collaboration across multiple levels of government critical. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC…

Customer knowledge management via social media: the case of Starbucks

Alton Y.K Chua, Snehasish Banerjee

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the extent to which the use of social media can support customer knowledge management (CKM) in organizations relying on a traditional…

Antecedents of organizational knowledge sharing: a meta‐analysis and critique

Candace L. Witherspoon, Jason Bergner, Cam Cockrell, Dan N. Stone

Knowledge is the most important component of sustainable organizational growth and economic performance. This meta‐analysis aims to summarize the determinants of individuals'…

Forming mechanisms and structures of a knowledge transfer network: theoretical and simulation research

Xiaoguang Wang

This paper aims to analyze the exchange and reciprocal mechanism behind individual knowledge transfer activities as well as their impact on the individual knowledge transfer…

Engaging environments: tacit knowledge sharing on the shop floor

Davi Nakano, Jorge Muniz, Edgard Dias Batista

The purpose of this paper is to identify factors that facilitate tacit knowledge sharing in unstructured work environments, such as those found in automated production lines.

Global ranking of knowledge management and intellectual capital academic journals: 2013 update

Alexander Serenko, Nick Bontis

The purpose of this study is to update a global ranking of knowledge management and intellectual capital (KM/IC) academic journals.