activities underlying a firm’s knowledge production, variation or change and knowledge retention. We track the flow of human … thinking to define a model for intrafirm knowledge production.  …

progress. The learning process enables to increase gradually the knowledge of the actor but also to build the legitimacy … characteristics: lack of knowledge concerning, timing issues, need to implement a pragmatic, enquiry-based learning. These projects …, the processes underlying the expansion of knowledge in these projects are not well known. Design …

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to analyse leadership cycles based on knowledge creation, with learning and culture … as key elements for reaching leadership. Following Ikujiro Nonaka's viewpoint about knowledge creation in Japanese firms … distribution in order to attain leadership and using Nonaka's knowledge interplay. Findings – The paper provides a fresh look on …

of ba , the places for knowledge creation. Indeed, looking at the current scenario, widening the knowledge spiral to the … can establish effective interactions to exchange knowledge, making ba evolve congruently. Design/methodology/approach The … ba can lead the SECI model towards an inter-organizational level. Moreover, through a learning history, it describes how …

Purpose This research paper aims to examine how open innovation (OI) intermediaries facilitate knowledge collaboration … between organizations and online user communities. Drawing on a Community of Practice (CoP) perspective on knowledge, the … study lays out a framework of the knowledge boundary management mechanisms (and associated practices) that intermediaries …

, they also lose their knowledge. Organisations also have to cope with the internationalisation of business forcing … collaboration and knowledge sharing across time and distance. Knowledge management (KM) claims to tackle these issues. This paper … looks at an area where KM does not offer sufficient support, that is, the sharing of knowledge that is not easy to …

Introduces an assessment model being developed around a knowledge initiative in Pepperdine University’s Educational … Technology Doctoral program ( http://moon.pepperdine.edu/gsep/programs/ET ). The knowledge initiative involves the implementation … patterns called “knowledge transactions”, as forms of measures.  …

knowledge‐sharing communities of practice at Caterpillar Inc., a Fortune 100, multinational corporation. The study indicates … that, when employees view knowledge as a public good belonging to the whole organization, knowledge flows easily. However … shy away from contributing knowledge for a variety of reasons. Specifically, employees hesitate to contribute out of fear …

conceptualising the process of knowledge transfer between universities and industry as one of learning taking place within communities …Purpose – This article seeks to explore the micro‐dimensions of knowledge transfer partnerships (KTPs) with the aim of … practice approach to situated learning. Findings – The analysis of three case studies provides evidence to support the value of …

Purpose – This paper aims to analyze how formal, horizontal knowledge communities contribute to knowledge application … participating in the communities facilitate knowledge application. Design/methodology/approach – The authors conducted a survey in … an organization with several specialized, horizontal knowledge communities. In total, 2,517 responses were obtained from …