Journal of Knowledge Management: Volume 7 Issue 4

Why Nonaka highlights tacit knowledge: a critical review

Meng Li, Fei Gao

To better understand Nonaka’s SECI model of knowledge creation and its constraints, we revisit the fundamental points of tacit knowledge in the model and provide a critical review…

Management styles and performance: a knowledge space framework

Helen Hasan, Maen Al‐hawari

The selection of an appropriate style for a knowledge management initiative for the company is recognized as a dilemma for most managers who have an interest in the knowledge…

Knowledge management in extended operations networks

Martin Spring

It is argued that existing literature on knowledge management fails to combine inter‐and intra‐organizational knowledge transfers and also neglects the role of spatial proximity…

Perceptions of knowledge management: a qualitative analysis

David Mason, David J. Pauleen

This paper reports on the results of a qualitative study of middle managers’ perceptions of knowledge management (KM) implementation in NZ organizations. Data were collected in a…

An approach for identifying value in business processes

P. Andi Smart, Roger S. Maull, Abed Al-Fatah Karasneh, Zoe J. Radnor, Thomas J. Housel

Many organizations are embarking upon knowledge management initiatives to enhance their competitiveness. While there has been a significant amount of multidisciplinary research in…

Implementing process‐oriented knowledge management strategies

Ronald Maier, Ulrich Remus

Despite growing interest about a strategic perspective on knowledge management (KM), there is still a lack of a procedure and methods to guide the implementation of KM strategies…

Reviewing the knowledge management literature: towards a taxonomy

Nada K. Kakabadse, Andrew Kakabadse, Alexander Kouzmin

Academic and practitioner interpretations of knowledge management are captured through a comprehensive taxonomy of knowledge models. How knowledge is absorbed raises the question…

Determinants of knowledge management technology projects in Australian law firms

Petter Gottschalk, Vijay K. Khandelwal

Information technology support for knowledge management can be classified into four categories of knowledge management technology projects. The first category of projects is…

The transformation and search of semi‐structured knowledge in organizations

Chun‐Che Huang, Chia‐Ming Kuo

Knowledge is perceived as very important asset for organizations and knowledge management is critical for organization competitiveness. Because the nature of knowledge is always…

Reconceptualizing the meaning and domain of marketing knowledge

Sangphet Hanvanich, Cornelia Dröge, Roger Calantone

The knowledge‐based view of the firm suggests that knowledge is the firm’s key resource for creating and sustaining economic rent. This perspective raises an important question…

Braintrust International 2003 Conference, San Francisco, CA

Jay Chatzkel

The Braintrust 2003 Conference gave ground to the sense that the knowledge movement is struggling to gain new levels of maturity. Sessions explored the business implications of…