It is a pleasure to introduce this special issueon knowledge-based development. I wouldlike to congratulate the Guest … Editor -Professor Francisco Javier Carrillo, Directorfor Knowledge Systems, ITESM, Mexico -for suggesting the topic …

Purpose – This paper aims to contribute to defining the concepts of boundary spanner, gatekeeper and knowledge broker … ability of organizations to recognize, source and integrate key information or knowledge is important for their strategy …, innovation and performance over time. Three types of individuals have information gathering and knowledge dissemination roles at …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a model to explore the dynamic process of knowledge management from … knowledge management. Design/methodology/approach – The model is proposed based on extensive review of literatures. According to … factors to the dynamic knowledge management. Organizational unlearning positively affects the dynamic knowledge management by …

Purpose – This paper aims to clarify the relationship between explicit and tacit knowledge in specific organizational … can be learnt from them and to improve the use of knowledge assets in large‐scale organizations in high‐velocity and … from the public sector and the private sector and provides a model for knowledge management in high velocity …

Purpose – For knowledge exchange systems to yield best organizational benefits, it is acknowledged that employees have … limitations in alternative channels for knowledge exchange. This study investigates the effects of the gap between contribution … and application on the degree of knowledge exchange within and between organizational borders and work locations. Design …

Purpose This paper assesses the role of collaborative knowledge building in the co-creation of artifacts in the … knowledge management field. Design/methodology/approach Fifty-eight papers published in six knowledge management … methods. Findings Findings showed that several factors influenced the co-creation of artifacts in collaborative knowledge …

Purpose The paper aims to clearly differentiate knowledge sharing (KS) and knowledge transfer (KT) besides exemplifying … their interconnections to minimize the current confusions in the knowledge management (KM) literature. Design …

Purpose – Knowledge is the currency of the current economy, a vital organisational asset and a key to creating a … sustainable competitive advantage. The consequent interest in knowledge management (KM) has spurred an exponential increase in … for new-comers embarking on research in the field with a particular focus on the area of knowledge measurement. Design …

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to research the practice of knowledge management (KM) in not-for-profit (NFP), small … and medium enterprises (SMEs) to identify gaps in the current body of knowledge. Previous work has been conducted in small … qualitative research using textual and narrative analysis. Findings – This paper explores the definition of knowledge, the …