Kybernetes: Volume 49 Issue 1

Guest editorial

Elena-Madalina Vatamanescu

Knowledge dynamics: a thermodynamics approach

Constantin Bratianu, Ruxandra Bejinaru

The purpose of this paper is to examine the knowledge dynamics process based on the energy metaphor and the thermodynamics framework. Knowledge dynamics is analyzed as a…

Designing decentralized knowledge management systems to effectuate individual and collective generative capacities

Ulrich Schmitt

In addressing the future trajectory of knowledge management systems, this paper uses the psycho-social notion of generativity which recently stimulated contributions in technology…

Coopetitive dynamics and inter-organizational knowledge flow among venture capital firms: A systematic literature review

Stavros Sindakis, Sakshi Aggarwal, Charles Chen

The purpose of this paper is to analyze important theoretical work conducted in the research streams of coopetition dynamics and knowledge flows in the area of start-up…

Knowledge management approaches of small and medium-sized firms: a cluster analysis

Vlad Andrei Alexandru, Ettore Bolisani, Andreia Gabriela Andrei, Juan Gabriel Cegarra-Navarro, Aurora Martínez Martínez, Marco Paiola, Enrico Scarso, Elena-Mădălina Vătămănescu, Malgorzata Zieba

This paper aims to categorise the approaches to knowledge management (KM) by companies. In the literature, there is no consensus on a universal or “best” approach to KM…

Linking knowledge management practices to organizational performance using the balanced scorecard approach

Meenu Chopra, Vikas Gupta

The purpose of this study is to develop a decomposed model to inspect the effect of knowledge management practices (knowledge sharing culture [KSC], knowledge-based human resource…

The role of knowledge-based networks in the intellectual capital and organizational performance of small and medium-sized enterprises

Ricardo Vinícius Dias Jordão, Jorge Novas, Vipin Gupta

This paper aims to analyze the role of a knowledge-based network (k-network) in the intellectual capital (IC) and organizational performance of Brazilian small and medium-sized…

Factors of successful client co-production in knowledge-intensive business services: Case study analysis

Malgorzata Zieba, Paweł Kończyński

This paper aims to explore the topic of client co-production in knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS). The paper first sketches a theoretical background and reviews…

Organizational dynamics: exploring the factors affecting knowledge sharing behavior

Nóra Obermayer, Viktoria Erika Toth

The purpose of this study is to identify the individual and organizational factors that influence knowledge sharing (KS) behavior within Hungarian organizations.

Knowledge sharing in NGOs: the importance of the human dimension

Alexandra Zbuchea, Loredana Ivan, Sotiris Petropoulos, Florina Pinzaru

The purpose of this paper is to show the way the human dimension influences the adoption and usage of the knowledge transfer in non-profit organizations (NGOs). Previous research…

The impact of trust and information networks on teachers’ job satisfaction

Elena Veretennik, Aino Kianto

The purpose of this paper is to provide an understanding of how two types of informal social networks – those related to instrumental purposes of information sharing and those…