Journal of Knowledge Management: Volume 11 Issue 4

Exploring the knowledge landscape: four emerging views of knowledge

Maria Jakubik

The concept of “knowledge” is presented in diverse and sometimes even controversial ways in the knowledge management (KM) literature. The aim of this paper is to identify the…

The role of knowledge management in innovation

Marina du Plessis

This article seeks to clarify the role of knowledge management in innovation as an aid to addressing this complexity. The article seeks to identify the drivers for application of…

Cultural space and technology enhance the knowledge process

Dimitris Lamproulis

The purpose of this article is to provide an empirical basis for understanding how the cultural artifacts of space and technology enhance the creation of knowledge that leads to…

Organizational structure features supporting knowledge management processes

Enrique Claver‐Cortés, Patrocinio Zaragoza‐Sáez, Eva Pertusa‐Ortega

The idea that knowledge management can be a potential source of competitive advantage has gained strength in the last few years. However, a number of business actions are needed…

Transfer of socially complex knowledge in mergers and acquisitions

Carmen Castro Casal, Edelmira Neira Fontela

Taking the literature on knowledge and mergers and acquisitions as a basis, the purpose of this paper is to analyze some variables that influence the knowledge transfer in mergers…

Promoting people‐focused knowledge management: the case of IDOM

Nekane Aramburu, Josune Sáenz

The aim of this paper is to provide a practical experience in a leading Spanish engineering company in order to promote people‐focused knowledge management and socialization and…

Knowledge management among the older workforce

Floor Slagter

The purpose of this paper is to draw the attention to the necessity of knowledge management (KM) among the older workforce and to provide guidelines for human resource (HR…

Rapid knowledge work visualization for organizations

Markus Strohmaier, Stefanie Lindstaedt

The purpose of this contribution is to motivate a new, rapid approach to modeling knowledge work in organizational settings and to introduce a software tool that demonstrates the…

Visual representations in knowledge management: framework and cases

Martin J. Eppler, Remo A. Burkhard

The purpose of this article is to explore the potential of visualization for corporate knowledge management.

Mechanisms of tacit knowing: pattern recognition and synthesis

William H.A. Johnson

The paper sets out to integrate what is known about the concept of tacit knowledge and proposes a pattern recognition and synthesis (PRS) framework as an explanation of how tacit…

A systematic approach for knowledge auditing: a case study in transportation sector

C.F. Cheung, M.L. Li, W.Y. Shek, W.B. Lee, T.S. Tsang

This paper aims to present a systematic approach for knowledge auditing which is composed of a number of stages with the focus on the establishment of an overall framework and…

Conference report 2006 KMWorld Conference Review

Jay Chatzkel

The purpose of this article is to discuss the annual KMWorld Conference that took place October 31 through November 2, 2006 in San Jose, California.

The knowledge landscape

Rory L. Chase