Journal of Knowledge Management: Volume 2 Issue 1

Knowledge, Creativity and Innovation

David Gurteen

Creativity and innovation concern the process of creating and applying new knowledge. As such, they are at the very heart of Knowledge Management. This paper first creates a…

Are You Creative?

Sue Godfrey

As part of Glaxo Wellcome’s executive development programme, leaders are finding new ways to release their own potential and generate creative climates for staff. A “storyboard”…

Knowledge Management and Innovation at 3M

Adam Brand

3M’s objective is to become the most innovative company in the world. 3M employs a wide range of Knowledge Management systems, but the appropriate environment has to be in place…

Blueprint for 21st Century Innovation Management

Debra M. Amidon

This paper argues that the foundation for a new economic order has been laid. It is one that rests on the value of human potential and how it might be systematically leveraged for…

Markets and the Knowledge Economy: Is Anything Broken? Can Government Fix It?

Gregory Wurzburg

Current financial accounting and reporting systems provide too little information on the kinds of intellectual assets that would appear to be important in a knowledge economy. But…

Brand Knowledge Management: Growing Brand Equity

Ian Richards, David Foster, Ruth Morgan

The concept of Brand Knowledge Management looks to move brand‐led organizations from content to process and from data to tacit knowledge. This paper proposes a manifesto for brand…

A Socio‐Technical View of Knowledge Sharing at Buckman Laboratories

Shan L. Pan, Harry Scarbrough

This empirical study reports a unique implementation process of knowledge sharing from Buckman Laboratories. Through a socio‐technical perspective on Knowledge Management, this…

Knowledge Management and the Law Firm

Andrew Terrett

This paper seeks to redress the imbalance between technology and information by first examining three models of Knowledge Management with reference to the law firm context…

Report on the Second Comparative Study of Knowledge Creation Conference

Melissie C. Rumizen

The Second Comparative Study of Knowledge Creation Conference was held in St. Gallen, Switzerland, in June 1998. The conference focused on the development of ideas, concepts and…