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 investigate knowledge creation in the context of knowledge-intensive business processes … organizations. Findings The findings argue knowledge creation in the context of KIBP is negatively influenced by the lack of support … for process-competency requirements within knowledge-intensive (KI) processes. These process-competency requirements …

Purpose – This paper seeks to report on research investigating storytelling as a means of eliciting tacit knowledge … were able to be coded and categorised into 21 knowledge management constructs which were further refined by expert review …. Practical implications – A common language is a key prerequisite for sharing knowledge. Every discipline within an organisation …

Purpose – The study aims to assess the influence of change readiness on the knowledge sharing process. This study … proposes that readiness for knowledge sharing involves developing holistic understanding of the process through identification … of change readiness that shape the knowledge sharing process were identified. The linkages among these elements offer an …

Purpose – In a progressively more knowledge‐dependent economy, businesses need to learn to harness the knowledge that … knowledge. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of knowledge infrastructure capability in knowledge management (KM … this company is admired globally for its KM initiatives and also featured in the Globally Most Admired Knowledge …

Purpose – To introduce the 2007 annual special issue on knowledge‐based development (KBD), from the perspective of the … approach is a discussion of the issues involved. Findings – The consolidation of KBD and knowledge cities as a distinctive … to raise new questions and stimulate further research into knowledge cities, regions and countries.  …

drivers of the knowledge economy still spans several different, although interrelated, directions. The results of this review … partnerships that could reconcile and define de facto standards for the assessment of the drivers of knowledge‐based growth. Design …/methodology/approach – General review, literature review. The paper reviews extant literature and practical experiences in knowledge …

Purpose – The paper aims to investigate how proximity dimensions affect the establishment of different knowledge … relationships between gatekeepers and other economic actors involved in their knowledge‐based networks. Design … University of Turin. The University's knowledge relationships are identified and distinguished through the analysis of its patent …

Purpose – The research reported in this ongoing study aims to investigate the notion of knowledge assets developed … within digital communities in the course of their economic or leisure activities. Ideally, the resulting knowledge is … universal, affordable and relevant; this inclusiveness is a hallmark of any information or knowledge society. Design …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to unravel the complex linkages between properties of knowledge, firm … a few knowledge properties have negative effects on innovation performance. Most knowledge properties have a positive … effect on innovation. The results also claim that the relationship between properties of knowledge and innovation performance …