Examines assistance to economic and social development as a problem in knowledge management (KM) and focuses on how the World Bank promotes developmental learning in developing countries. Since much of the knowledge about successful practices is tacit and local, the best model for knowledge...

Purpose – Offers the concept that leadership narrative is the key to managing transformational innovation. Design/methodology/approach – The author has studied the leading innovation theorists and corporate innovation efforts. Findings – Transformational innovation is disruptive because it...

Purpose – As more and more firms grasp that narrative is central to addressing many of today's key leadership challenges – for example, articulating the risks and opportunities identified by strategic management tools like strategic plans, scenario analysis, and dilemma resolution – the...

Purpose – As firms once again come to see knowledge management as central to having an effective, efficient organization, executives should address the problem of how the firm can capture the promise of knowledge management while sidestepping the pitfalls. This article aims to offer steps to...