Journal of Knowledge Management: Volume 21 Issue 5

Managing stakeholder knowledge for the evaluation of innovation systems in the face of climate change

Alexandros Nikas, Haris Doukas, Jenny Lieu, Rocío Alvarez Tinoco, Vasileios Charisopoulos, Wytze van der Gaast

The aim of this paper is to frame the stakeholder-driven system mapping approach in the context of climate change, building on stakeholder knowledge of system boundaries, key…

Integrating supplier knowledge in new product development projects: decoupled and coupled approaches

David T. Rosell, Nicolette Lakemond, Lisa Melander

The purpose of this paper is to explore and characterize knowledge integration approaches for integrating external knowledge of suppliers into new product development projects.

A model of mobile technologies acceptance for knowledge transfer by employees

Michal Kuciapski

Although mobile devices are ubiquitous among employees, their awareness and readiness to use mobile technologies for competence development is still not widespread and therefore…

Moderating effects of guanxi and face on the relationship between psychological motivation and knowledge-sharing in China

Guanqi Ding, Hefu Liu, Qian Huang, Jibao Gu

This study aims to investigate how psychological motivations influence the knowledge-sharing intention of employees and how these effects are moderated by traditional Chinese…

Ambidexterity of employees: the role of empowerment and knowledge sharing

Marjolein C.J. Caniëls, Carmen Neghina, Nico Schaetsaert

The aim of this study is to empirically test the link between employee ambidexterity and two supportive organizational cultures, namely, a perceived culture of empowerment and a…

Verifying relationship of knowledge management initiatives and the empowerment of human resources

Naser Akbari, Ali Ghaffari

This paper was aimed at investigating the impact of knowledge management (KM) procedures on enriching human resources in Water and Waste Water Company in East Azerbaijan, Iran.

Analyzing the relationship between exploration, exploitation and organizational innovation

Manuel Guisado-González, Jennifer González-Blanco, José Luis Coca-Pérez

Although most of the literature supports the existence of a substitutive relationship between exploration and exploitation, some authors suggest that this relationship is…

The influence of knowledge absorptive capacity on shared value creation in social enterprises

Vanessa Campos-Climent, Joan Ramon Sanchis-Palacio

In downturns, social enterprises (SEs) arise as a resilience business model. The authors focus on knowledge absorptive capacity (KAC) as a key dynamic capability to create shared…

Intellectual capital management and power mobilisation in a seaport

José Vale, João Alves Ribeiro, Manuel Castelo Branco

The purpose of this paper is to discuss how the management of collective intellectual capital (CIC) occurs in a seaport through the actions of the network coordinator.

Resources and capabilities’ effects on firm performance: what are they?

João Ferreira, Cristina Fernandes

The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the moderating effect of competitive advantage on the resource value and rareness combination and firm performance.

It is rotating leaders who build the swarm: social network determinants of growth for healthcare virtual communities of practice

Grazia Antonacci, Andrea Fronzetti Colladon, Alessandro Stefanini, Peter Gloor

The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors influencing the growth of healthcare virtual communities of practice (VCoPs) through a seven-year longitudinal study conducted…

Knowledge transfer from business schools to business organizations: the roles absorptive capacity, learning motivation, acquired knowledge and job autonomy

Nguyen Dinh Tho

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impacts of absorptive capacity, learning motivation and acquired knowledge on knowledge transfer from business schools to business…

An investigation of factors affecting knowledge sharing amongst UK academics

Roger Fullwood, Jennifer Rowley

The purpose of this paper is to construct and investigate relationships between knowledge-sharing factors, attitude and the intention to share of UK academics, as research on…

Knowledge transfer in international asymmetric alliances: the key role of translation, artifacts, and proximity

Fadia Bahri Korbi, Mourad Chouki

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the issue of knowledge transfer in the context of international asymmetric alliances. The objective is mainly to identify the barriers that…