Journal of Knowledge Management: Volume 16 Issue 5

Does knowledge management “fit” matter to business performance?

Yue‐Yang Chen, Shang‐Pao Yeh, Hui‐Ling Huang

Drawing on the concept of fit, this paper aims to propose a knowledge management (KM) fit model within which KM strategy, IT strategy, and HRM strategy are coaligned and to…

Knowledge management and strategic orientation: leveraging innovativeness and performance

Alex A. Ferraresi, Carlos O. Quandt, Silvio A. dos Santos, José R. Frega

The aim of this study is to investigate whether knowledge management (KM) contributes to the development of strategic orientation and to enhance innovativeness, and whether these…

Knowledge management initiatives in the United Arab Emirates: a baseline study

C. Muhammad Siddique

The objective of this paper is to develop baseline data on knowledge management (KM) initiatives of business organizations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). UAE is a rapidly…

Knowledge acquisition: the roles of perceived value of knowledge content and source

Tullawat Pacharapha, Vichita Vathanophas Ractham

This paper seeks to propose the factors that increase or lessen an individual's tendencies to acquire knowledge from others and uncovers the difference between an expert and a…

Knowledge sharing: influences of trust, commitment and cost

Gian Casimir, Karen Lee, Mark Loon

This paper's aim is to examine the influence of perceived cost of sharing knowledge and affective trust in colleagues on the relationship between affective commitment and…

Knowledge‐sharing hostility and governance mechanisms: an empirical test

Kenneth Husted, Snejina Michailova, Dana B. Minbaeva, Torben Pedersen

This paper aims at further developing and empirically examining the concept of knowledge‐sharing hostility. It seeks to analyze reasons for hoarding knowledge, reasons for…

Nimble knowledge transfer in high velocity/turbulent environments

Nory B. Jones, John F. Mahon

This paper aims to clarify the relationship between explicit and tacit knowledge in specific organizational environments. It seeks to explore processes and strategies currently…

The management of knowledge resources in SMEs: an Australian case study

Rodney Coyte, Federica Ricceri, James Guthrie

The paper's aim is to examine processes used to control the management of knowledge resources in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and to compare the findings with the…

Knowledge management fishbone: a standard framework of organizational enablers

Emad M. Kamhawi

The main purpose of this study is to craft and test a framework for the link between knowledge management (KM) and performance in organizations, with a view of providing a deeper…

Knowledge management: a personal knowledge network perspective

Mohamed Amine Chatti

This article aims to introduce the personal knowledge network (PKN) model as an alternative model to knowledge management (KM) and to discuss whether personal knowledge management…