Journal of Knowledge Management: Volume 11 Issue 1

A metaphor for knowledge management: explicit islands in a tacit sea

This paper aims to examine the current thoughts on knowledge management (KM) and to develop a metaphor to combine these thoughts in a new way that effectively conveys the…

The concept of knowledge in KM: a dimensional model

This paper seeks to sharpen the concepts of tacit, implicit and explicit knowledge by linking them to findings from cognitive psychology and memory science and thus finding a…

Knowledge sharing: moving away from the obsession with best practices

How companies can become better at knowing what they know, and share what they know have in recent years become dominant fields of research within knowledge management. The…

Actions to overcome knowledge transfer barriers in MNCs

This paper seeks to offer a comprehensive list of actions that help managers to prevail over numerous internal knowledge transfer barriers, an area that has received little…

Emerging and capturing tacit knowledge: a methodology for a bounded environment

This paper aims to report on an empirical case study, (single case multi‐site) employing both a “hard” and “soft” method. The tangible, visible component of the study was the…

A typology of knowledge management: strategic groups and role behavior in organizations

The purpose of this paper is to develop a typology of people and organizations who transact in knowledge.

A strategy‐based ontology of knowledge management technologies

The purpose of this paper is to distinguish and describe knowledge management (KM) technologies according to their support for strategy.

Tacit knowledge and organisational performance: construction industry perspective

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of tacit knowledge in construction and to underline the significant contribution of tacit knowledge towards the…

Establishing an integrated KM system in Iran Aerospace Industries Organization

The main objective of this paper is to investigate the role of knowledge management in aerospace industries and to provide a framework for knowledge management efforts specially…

Knowledge management in the Malaysian aerospace industry

This paper aims to study existing knowledge practices, the use of knowledge management (KM) as a strategic tool and the factors affecting the use of KM in the Malaysian aerospace…

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