Journal of Knowledge Management: Volume 13 Issue 5

Demarcation and levels of analysis in knowledge based development

Francisco Javier Carrillo

The purpose of this paper is to identify viable demarcation criteria for knowledge based development (KBD) with reference to current concepts and practices, as an introduction to…

Rethinking the development of successful knowledge cities: an advanced framework

Emmanouil Ergazakis, Kostas Ergazakis, Kostas Metaxiotis, Yannis Charalabidis

The purpose of this paper is to present how the topics of knowledge‐based development (KBD) and especially of knowledge cities (KCs) have attracted the interest of many…

Planning for knowledge‐based urban development: global perspectives

Tan Yigitcanlar

The purpose of this article is to investigate the engineering of creative urban regions through knowledge‐based urban development. In recent years city administrators realised the…

Generation and transfer of knowledge in IT‐related SMEs

Laura Zapata Cantú, Josep Rialp Criado, Alex Rialp Criado

The purpose of this paper is to examine the generation and transfer of knowledge in information technology‐related small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Overcoming cultural barriers for innovation and knowledge sharing

Juan C. Rivera‐Vazquez, Lillian V. Ortiz‐Fournier, Felix Rogelio Flores

This paper aims to identify the cultural barriers that set back knowledge production and sharing in organizations of the Municipality of Caguas at the Commonwealth of the Puerto…

An empirical assessment of knowledge management criticality for sustainable development

Mirghani Mohamed, Michael Stankosky, Mona Mohamed

The purpose of this paper is to empirically assess the importance of knowledge management (KM) for sustainable development. Two main hypotheses about the critical success factors…

Knowledge‐based dynamics of regional development: the case of Basilicata region

Antonio Lerro, Giovanni Schiuma

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the knowledge dimensions grounding regional development dynamics.

External knowledge sources and proximity

Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli, Vito Albino, Nunzia Carbonara

Following the line traced by two previous works of Albino et al. and Messeni Petruzzelli, the paper aims to analyze how technology districts reach and acquire external…

The nuances of knowledge creation and development in Indian pharmaceutical industry

N.L. Sharma, Susobhan Goswami

Based on strategic management approaches, this paper aims to develop a systemic and dynamic model of knowledge creation. The boundaries of the environment are changing in terms of…

Intellectual property rights and knowledge sharing across countries

P. Ben Chou, Katia Passerini

The purpose of this paper is to integrate the empirical and game theoretical approaches to address the strategic interactions among countries in choosing their optimal levels of…

Strengthening human capital for knowledge economy needs: an Indian perspective

Surinder Batra

The purpose of this paper is to examine the initiatives being taken in India in recent years to revitalize the national education and skill development systems from the…

Modeling the development toward the knowledge economy: a national capability approach

Duc Dang, Katsuhiro Umemoto

This paper aims to model the national development of the knowledge economy and argue its policy implications.

Beyond the digital divide: policy analysis for knowledge societies

Ravi S. Sharma, Ekundayo M. Samuel, Elaine W.J. Ng

The purpose of this paper is to report the results of using the framework in the field for the purpose of formulating knowledge policies. The framework derives from a conceptual…

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