VINE: Volume 37 Issue 3

Intangible assets in plain business language

The purpose of this paper is to present valuation, economic, and corporate management aspects related to the design and implementation of intangible asset valuation in common…

The memes of life: a speculative conversation

This paper aims to demonstrate how people's memes of life help them make sense out of what might initially be considered new or “foreign” concepts.

The KM phoenix

Every so often a new technological wave breaks over the business world. Accompanying such watershed moments, there is invariably a follow‐on, or ripple‐effect, that has…

Complex venture acquisition: going beyond the traditional systems engineering paradigm

This paper seeks to explore new complex venture approaches needed because the classical twentieth century system engineering model does not accommodate the complexities of…

From online catalogs to library portals: empowering users

The paper aims to highlight both major and minor features of the library portal, which empowers users to get access to a wide variety of e‐resources with a single sign‐on.

Gaining competitive advantage in a knowledge‐based economy through the utilization of open source software

The purpose of this paper is to educate the knowledge worker on the benefits of using open source software, and to demonstrate how open source methodology promotes the…

The use of knowledge management in software acquisition

The purpose of this paper is to explore the use of knowledge management (KM) principles and technologies to improve the outcomes of software acquisition projects. Software…

The process of knowledge retrieval: A case study of an American high‐technology research, engineering and consulting company

The purpose of this paper is to explore the individual employee's role in the process of knowledge retrieval in a US high‐technology research, engineering and consulting company…

Assessment of the knowledge management systems in public administrations of Southern Italy

The aim of this paper is to present a developing scheme to assess the efficiency of the knowledge‐management systems (KMS) and provide a quantitative‐based estimate of its…

A KM model for public administration: the case of Labour Ministry

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of organizational elements and the performance of knowledge management (KM).

An exploration of knowledge management practices in Colombia

The purpose of this research is to explore the status of knowledge management (KM) practices in private, public and academic sectors in Colombia.

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