Purpose – The recent economic crisis has significantly slowed Slovenia’s recent social and economic progress and exposed some important long-term problems such as a reliance on low value added industries and lagging labor productivity. The Slovenian government has taken steps to create...

Purpose – This paper aims to highlights the importance of knowledge management in modern organizations. Design/methodology/approach – Presents a systematic approach to knowledge auditing at Hong Kong‐based Kowloon‐Canton Railway Corporation. Findings – Contends that many...

Purpose – This paper seeks to provide a social network‐based model for improving knowledge management in multi‐level supply chains formed by small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach – This approach uses social network analysis techniques to propose and...

Purpose – This paper aims to provide a social network‐based model for improving knowledge management in multi‐level supply chains formed by small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach – This approach uses social network analysis techniques to propose and...

Purpose – The use of brand ambassadors is a quite recent phenomenon, even in the business world. This paper aims to explore the employment of ambassador networks as a place marketing and place development tool. This is done by identifying various kinds of networks, understanding how networks...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to employ competitive analysis and accounting (CAA) spectrum to analyze the growth and development of social networking site (SNS) service industry in China. SNS service is a modern social cultural issue that affects communication channels and mannerisms....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is two‐fold. First, a case study is presented that examines a model of agricultural development created by Healing Hands International (HHI) as one answer to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization call to reduce world hunger in half by 2015....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute to emerging theory about the role of authenticity in social media use through discussion of a not‐for‐profit organisation's experiences of using social networking to communicate with potential stakeholders during a recruitment campaign ....

Purpose This paper aims to examine the dynamics of a community of practice (CoP) through a case study of eCars – Now! They offer open-source blueprints of the electric conversion kits globally. The authors analysed the CoP by considering its entire life cycle, starting from the motives for its...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the findings of a security research project commissioned by a financial institution to identify security breaches that could facilitate illicit access to confidential information. Design/methodology/approach – Using penetration and social...