VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems: Volume 47 Issue 4

Guest editorial

Ettore Bolisani, Sandra Moffett, Alexeis Garcia-Perez

Five Ws and one H in knowledge management education

Meliha Handzic, John S. Edwards, Sandra Moffett, Alexeis Garcia-Perez, Aino Kianto, Ettore Bolisani

The purpose of this paper is to discuss key aspects of knowledge management (KM) education in response to challenges posed by the necessity to improve KM as a discipline and an…

What does the evolution of curriculum in knowledge management programs tell us about the future of the field?

H. Frank Cervone

The current study aims to analyze the curriculum of selected knowledge management (KM) programs at universities in the USA, Europe, Australia and Asia within current and…

Lifewide, lifelong comprehensive approach to knowledge management education – emerging standards

Denise A.D. Bedford, Marion Georgieff, Johel Brown-Grant

The purpose of this study is to propose a framework for developing standards for knowledge management education programs from primary through tertiary levels. The lack of…

Students’ perception on developing conceptual generic skills for business: A knowledge-based approach

Constantin Bratianu, Elena-Madalina Vatamanescu

The classical approach of teaching and learning mostly based on knowledge transfer is questionable as knowledge life cycle is shortening and new type of jobs appear every day with…

Making meaning out of noise: A knowledge management core competence for higher education students

Jorge Cegarra-Sánchez, Juan-Gabriel Cegarra-Navarro

The environments provided by classrooms to facilitate learning among students can be seen as useful vehicles for making meaning out of gossip, lies, exaggeration and partial…

Transmitting competencies at universities: employability readiness of students

Gulbakhyt Sultanova, Serik Svyatov, Nurzhan Ussenbayev

The purpose of this paper is to examine factors that can contribute to minimising a discrepancy between a traditional grade point average and a newly introduced employability…

Corporate universities as knowledge management tools

Enrico Scarso

Corporate universities (CUs) are particular educational arrangements that are established in companies to provide specific training to employees. This paper aims to examine the…

Using enterprise social networks as a knowledge management tool in higher education

Niall Corcoran, Aidan Duane

The management of organisational knowledge and the promotion of staff knowledge sharing are largely neglected in higher education institutions. The purpose of this study is to…