Journal of Knowledge Management: Volume 8 Issue 6

Knowledge management as enabling R&D innovation in high tech industry: the case of SAIT

Woojong Suh, J.H. Derick Sohn, Jun Yeon Kwak

The purpose is to present a knowledge management model for R&d organizations and discuss how to employ it for their innovation. This paper first derives generic elements for…

Knowledge management in non‐profit organizations

Emanuele Lettieri, Francesca Borga, Alberto Savoldelli

The non‐profit sector is at present involved in a deep renewal process. Non‐profit organizations are required to deliver tailored and high‐quality services in order to overcome…

Strategic knowledge benchmarking system (SKBS): a knowledge‐based strategic management information system for firms

José María Viedma Marti

In accordance with the resource‐based view and the activity‐based view, sustainable competitive advantages are mainly due to core knowledge that, together with tangible and…

Linking business level strategy with activities and knowledge resources

Peter Massingham

Increasingly, managers are becoming aware of the importance of knowledge resources in pursuing international business strategy. Knowledge provides the capability to identify…

Managing knowledge creation and sharing – scenarios and dynamic capabilities in inter‐industrial knowledge networks

Jukka Bergman, Ari Jantunen, Juha‐Matti Saksa

Organizations are finding it more and more difficult to stay in balance with the pace of change. The continuous rise of business opportunities and the increase in global…

Innovation in the knowing organization: a case study of an e‐commerce initiative

Chun Wei Choo, Ray Johnston

This paper explores the dynamics of information‐ and knowledge‐based activities in one of the world’s leading foreign exchange banks and its development of an innovative online…

Managing knowledge: the link between culture and organizational learning

Susana Pérez López, José Manuel Montes Peón, Camilo José Vázquez Ordás

Aims to analyze how the organizational culture impacts knowledge management, organizational learning and ultimately the performance of the firm. The degree to which collaborative…

Knowledge flow transfers in multinational corporations: knowledge properties and implications for management

Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos

The aim of this paper is to analyze knowledge flows transfer within multinational corporations. In particular, it is focused on to what extent multinational companies can…

Knowledge sharing in context: the influence of organizational commitment, communication climate and CMC use on knowledge sharing

Bart van den Hooff, Jan A. de Ridder

Determining which factors promote or impede the sharing of knowledge within groups and organizations constitutes an important area of research. This paper focuses on three such…

Identifying key knowledge area in the professional services industry: a case study

Gabriel Cepeda Carrión, José Luis Galán González, Antonio Leal

The purpose of this exploratory case study is to determine how an enterprise can identify and measure a key resource capability (critical knowledge area) to enhance competitive…