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Strategic analysis of knowledge firms: the links between knowledge management and leadership
Anooshiravan Merat, Damien BoThe purpose of this paper is to explore and explain the links between knowledge management (KM) and leadership in knowledge‐intensive firms.
Knowledge mapping: encouragements and impediments to adoption
Joseph Lee, Dieter FinkKnowledge maps (KMaps) are a relatively new concept. The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors that encourage or impede the adoption of KMaps by computer software…
Knowledge transfer across dissimilar cultures
Wai Fong Boh, T.T. Nguyen, Yun XuThe purpose of this paper is to examine factors that impact knowledge transfer from the parent corporation to subsidiaries when there are differences in the national culture of…
Structuring knowledge transfer from experts to newcomers
Widad Guechtouli, Juliette Rouchier, Magali OrillardThe purpose of this paper is to focus on the process of knowledge transfer within social networks composed of a pool of experts, and newcomers whose aim is primarily to acquire…
Are internal knowledge transfer strategies double‐edged swords?
Xiu‐Hao Ding, Heng Liu, Yongtao SongAfter identifying two kinds of internal knowledge transfer strategies, the purpose of this paper is to examine their effectiveness and whether they induce knowledge spillovers…
Acquiring external knowledge to avoid wheel re‐invention
Victor Wilfredo Bohorquez Lopez, Jose EstevesThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the underlying characteristics that enable the acquisition and appropriation of external knowledge, paying special attention to the…
Synthesizing seeming incompatibilities to foster knowledge creation and innovation
Jader Zelaya‐Zamora, Dai SenooThe purpose of this paper is to provide an example of how an apparently incongruent combination of organizational variables can have a positive effect on innovation through…
Knowledge sharing amongst academics in UK universities
Roger Fullwood, Jennifer Rowley, Rachel DelbridgeThe purpose of this paper is to contribute to the limited previous research on knowledge sharing in universities, by profiling the attitudes of and intentions towards knowledge…
The intellectual core and impact of the knowledge management academic discipline
Alexander Serenko, Nick BontisThe purpose of this paper is two‐fold: to explore the intellectual core of the knowledge management (KM) academic discipline in order to test whether it exhibits signs of a…

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- Professor Manlio Del Giudice