Journal of Knowledge Management: Volume 17 Issue 4

Knowledge, learning, and innovation: research and perspectives

Karim Moustaghfir, Giovanni Schiuma

This introduction paper to the special issue on “The twenty‐first century knowledge‐based value drivers of innovation and sustainable development” aims to focus on such…

The intriguing art of knowledge management and its relation to learning organizations

Silva Karkoulian, Leila Canaan Messarra, Richard McCarthy

The goal of this research is to empirically assess whether knowledge management (KM) and learning organizations (LO) are distinct concepts and if so, to test whether KM enhances…

Promoting professionals' innovative behaviour through knowledge sharing: the moderating role of social capital

Matteo Mura, Emanuele Lettieri, Giovanni Radaelli, Nicola Spiller

This study aims to offer new insights to further the understanding on the relevance of engaging employees in knowledge sharing behaviours in order to improve current operations.

Analysing the impacts of ICT on knowledge work productivity

Miikka Palvalin, Antti Lönnqvist, Maiju Vuolle

The potential of information and communication technology (ICT) in improving knowledge work productivity is well‐documented in the existing literature. However, prior research…

Different practices for open innovation: a context‐based approach

Nicola Bellantuono, Pierpaolo Pontrandolfo, Barbara Scozzi

The authors aim to investigate the concept of open innovation, identify different open innovation practices which help describe the continuum between closed and open innovation…

Knowledge strategies for environmental innovations: the case of Italian manufacturing firms

Valentina De Marchi, Roberto Grandinetti

This paper aims at investigating the rather unexplored issue of how green innovators address the knowledge needs emerging when initiating a sustainability path, comparing their…

Exploring the requirements of regional knowledge‐based management

Henna Salonius, Jonna Käpylä

The aim of the paper is to explore the requirements of knowledge‐based management in the regional development network of the Tampere region in Finland.

Roles‐purpose‐and‐culture misalignments: a setback to bottom‐up SME clusters

Blanca Martins, Francesc Solé

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of small to medium‐sized enterprise (SME) clustering processes initiated from the bottom up. In particular, this…

Knowledge transfer in vertical relationship: the case study of Val d'Agri oil district

Giovanna Testa

The objective of the current study is to map the Val d'Agri district relationships, defining the way firms relate along the district value production chain with reference to both…