Journal of Knowledge Management: Volume 10 Issue 1

Tacit knowledge transfer and the knowledge disconnect

Ted Foos, Gary Schum, Sandra Rothenberg

The purpose of this paper is to look at some of the factors that influence the transfer of tacit knowledge between two product development partners.

The five‐tier knowledge management hierarchy

Richard C. Hicks, Ronald Dattero, Stuart D. Galup

Many terms commonly used in the field of knowledge management (KM) have multiple uses and sometimes conflicting definitions because they are adapted from other research streams…

Knowledge management at SMEs: five peculiarities

Kevin C. Desouza, Yukika Awazu

Managing knowledge is a critical capability for small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) to master because it helps them leverage their most critical resource. Organizational…

MNCs and knowledge management: a typology and key features

Snejina Michailova, Bo Bernhard Nielsen

In the literature there is inherent lack of process‐oriented, evolutionary perspectives of organizational knowledge as it pertains to international business. To fill this gap, the…

Knowledge transfer within Japanese multinationals: building a theory

Pavel Štrach, André M. Everett

The purpose of this research is to explore the theoretical underpinnings of knowledge transfer within Japanese multinationals. To that end, a conceptual model of knowledge…

KM your way to CMMI

Rony Dayan, Stephen Evans

The purpose of this paper is to describe two related fields – knowledge management (KM) and capability maturity model integrated (CMMI^SM) – and highlight their similarities.

Collective intelligence: a keystone in knowledge management

André Boder

The purpose of this article is to provide a new paradigm and a practical model whereby knowledge management may reunify the founding principles of knowledge with business…

Cultural influences on knowledge sharing through online communities of practice

Alexandre Ardichvili, Martin Maurer, Wei Li, Tim Wentling, Reed Stuedemann

The purpose of this study is to explore cultural factors influencing knowledge sharing strategies in virtual communities of practice.

ActKM: the story of a community

Patricia Milne, Shawn Callahan

The purpose of this paper is to report on a research project that sought to discover the value of the online KM discussion list, ActKM, to its members; how members manage the…

Knowledge capitalism put into practice as an operational mechanism

Weixi Xing

The purpose of this article is to look for a systematic platform that can benefit knowledge creation within an organization.

A decade of knowledge management

Rory L. Chase