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 knowledge, focusing on the use of knowledge in workflow, in mergers and acquisitions, and in recognizing the need to go...

Purpose – This paper aims to address the lack of previous studies and to propose a reliable and valid knowledge management performance measurement (KMPM) model for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach – A survey instrument containing 13 constructs and 49 items was...

Why is it so difficult to make change happen? Many companies fail because they do not have the right internal structure and mindset to succeed. The author illustrates how to manage change effectively by examining how product‐based companies must transform to launch true service‐driven...

Today’s competitive focus manifests itself with the strategic management of unique operational resources that impact the rules of competition, rather than a market‐based view where the firm follows the rules dictated by markets. Knowledge management becomes hereby a vital prerequisite. This...

This research examines the linkages between human resource management and knowledge management. Specifically, the association between four areas of human resource management (training, decision‐making, performance appraisal, and compensation and reward) with the five areas of knowledge...

Knowledge management (KM) is popular within the engineering industry. With increasing investment in KM projects, companies are looking for ways to justify their effort. This research develops a framework to assess the contribution of KM solutions within a business against its corporate...

Knowledge management professionals have a unique opportunity to help organizations shift from the mechanistic linear thinking of the industrial age to a more dynamic view of the world being ushered in by discoveries in the new sciences and human behavior fields. Intellectual capital and balanced...

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, commissioning thepapers, and seeing the project through...

The goal of this e-book is to report on the knowledge management activities taking place within the space industry. This special issue provides a valuable insight into selecting and implementing KM strategies for an organization. A general theme drawn from the papers is that KM needs to be tied...

m10001170000C1 -- JKM_21_1_Text_V01 -- m1000117000001 -- Does big data mean big knowledge? KM perspectives on big data and analytics -- Introduction -- What does this mean for KM? -- Our take - a role for big data/analytics in KM -- Conclusion and implications -- References -- m1000117000007 --...