Journal of Knowledge Management: Volume 25 Issue 10

Knowledge utilisation in Chinese medium-sized manufacturing firms – an exploration under the backcloth of quality improvement

Chengbo Wang, Xiaomei Li, Hong Su, Ying Tian

This paper aims to report findings of up-to-date insights to fill the knowledge gap of lack of theoretical and practical understandings of how knowledge is used in medium-sized…

India’s new education policy: a case of indigenous ingenuity contributing to the global knowledge economy?

Arup Varma, Parth Patel, Verma Prikshat, Deepak Hota, Vijay Pereira

Given that the policy is rather comprehensive and detailed, this paper aims to identify some of the key features and discuss the mechanisms by which the benefits of the policy…

Transactive memory systems mediation role in the relationship between motivation and internal knowledge transfers in a military environment

Manuel Sáiz-Pardo, Maria Carmen Haro Domínguez, Luis M. Molina

The relationship between motivation at work and internal knowledge transfers (IKTs) is an important topic in the knowledge management literature, but evidence on the topic is…

Give and take? Knowledge exchange between older and younger employees as a function of generativity and development striving

Ulrike Fasbender, Fabiola H. Gerpott, Dana Unger

Knowledge exchange between older and younger employees enhances the collective memory of an organization and therefore contributes to its business success. The purpose of this…

Applying knowledge management to planning joint-use facilities: the ImaginOn library and theater

Deborah E. Swain, Patrick Roughen

This paper aims to describe how knowledge management (KM) in planning can support the sustainability of innovation in a hybrid, joint-use facility. The case study research studies…

Putting knowledge to work: the combined role of marketing and sales employees’ knowledge and motivation to produce superior customer experiences

Carmela Peñalba-Aguirrezabalaga, Josune Sáenz, Paavo Ritala, Mika Vanhala

This paper aims to adopt a contextual approach to the knowledge-performance linkage by deepening into the role of marketing and sales employees’ knowledge resources in the…

Abusive supervision and the knowledge worker productivity: the mediating role of knowledge management processes

Quba Ahmed, Muhammad Saleem Sumbal, Muhammad Naseer Akhtar, Hussain Tariq

Drawing upon the theoretical underpinning of knowledge worker productivity, this study aims to examine the relationship between abusive supervision and knowledge management (KM…

Collaborative knowledge sharing in global distributed teams: antecedents of innovation performance

Huosong Xia, Jingwen Li, Juan Weng, Zuopeng (Justin) Zhang, Yangmei Gao

Existing research on collaborative innovation mechanisms from the perspective of global operation is very limited. This paper aims to address the research gap by studying the…

The creation and development of learning organizations: a review

Mohit Kumar, Justin Paul, Madhvendra Misra, Rubina Romanello

In this paper, using the antecedents, decisions and outcomes (ADO) framework, the factors/key performance indicators (KPIs) most relevant for creating or building a learning…

I hear you: constructing common knowledge practices in the context of organizational meetings

Stefania Mariano, Yukika Awazu

The purpose of this study is to provide a granular description of how organizational members construct common knowledge practices in the context of organizational meetings.