strategic contingency model to identify the interrelationships among knowledge characteristics, knowledge management (KM …) strategy, knowledge integration, organizational learning, KM capability and innovation. Design/methodology/approach – This … as developed in this study. Findings – The research results concluded that: knowledge characteristics with higher …

“Practice‐based Studies of Knowledge and Innovation in Workplaces” of the European Group for Organizational Studies, and will … knowledge as a situated, negotiated, emergent and embedded activity; a renewed conception of materiality as a form of …

Purpose – The paper aims to focus on the issues relating to the concepts of knowledge management (KM) and the learning … culture is to comprehend and effectively deal with the perceived connection involving knowledge, learning and power in … together research which links learning, knowledge and power. It also builds on the literature in learning and KM and offers …

to promote people‐focused knowledge management and socialization and collective learning processes within the firm … documents and open‐ended interviews. Findings – The case shows the paramount relevance of articulating a knowledge … individual and organizational mental models. Originality/value – The value of this paper lies in providing knowledge management …

The importance of Knowledge Management System (KMS) to an evolving knowledge economy has been reported in the … Reward powers were positive, significant, and consistent across all KMS constructs (leadership commitment to KMS, knowledge … content quality, knowledge system quality, and knowledge use). Legitimate power demonstrated negative influences on various …

between geographically dispersed offices. This article looks at how knowledge management systems facilitate practices …, procurement and construction (EPC) company that has successfully implemented a knowledge management system. The study uses the …

developing such a knowledge organisation system for a cultural network are also discussed. Findings – Collecting terms and …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a study of knowledge management understanding and usage in small and … medium knowledge‐intensive enterprises. Design/methodology/approach – The study has taken an interpretitivist approach, using … two knowledge‐intensive South Yorkshire (England) companies as case studies, both of which are characterised by the need …

Purpose – The specific challenges which small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) face lead to a special knowledge …/methodology/approach – A theoretical framework is proposed as a layer concept to describe the special situation of knowledge management in SMEs … tools supporting knowledge management in SMEs. Findings – The outcome of the empirical study describes methods of knowledge …

Purpose – Much of the literature on knowledge management (KM) has focused on KM practices in large organisations where … KM seems to encompass every KM process from capture of knowledge to its eventual reuse. Small and medium …