Purpose – This article is the second in a four‐part series that aims to illustrate the process involved in planning a portal and creating a portal definition document. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a review of the academic and industry literature and using a case study, the...

Purpose – This article is the third in a four‐part series that aims to illustrate the process involved in planning a portal and creating a portal definition document. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a review of the academic and industry literature and using a case study, the authors...

Purpose – This article is the first in a four‐part series that aims to illustrate the processes involved in planning a portal and creating a portal definition document. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a review of the academic and industry literature and using a case study, the...

Purpose – This paper seeks to take up the challenges of examining the issues of knowledge transfer in an organization operating across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. The purpose is directed to understanding whether knowledge management efforts can lead to the improvement of...

This article builds on data from case studies of two companies in two different industries to show how local and tacit notions of what is knowledge determine what types of intra‐organizational mechanisms for knowledge transfer are preferred in a given company setting. The article proposes that...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present, analyze and discuss the case of AT&S, Europe's largest and most technologically advanced producer of printed circuit boards and one of the most successful Austrian‐based global players.. Design/methodology/approach – The paper focuses on...

Purpose – In offering a critical account of project‐based innovation projects, this paper aims to assess the creation and sharing of knowledge from a social constructionist perspective. Design/methodology/approach – Using findings from an in‐depth longitudinal study of a UK Government...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose that there is not one ideal network structure of knowledge flow, but many, and that the network structures of knowledge flows between employees in teams are task‐related. Design/methodology/approach – Ideal knowledge network structures in...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how knowledge is constructed and risk is induced within the workgroup environment of a large North American aerospace company. Design/methodology/approach – Based on an epistemological position on knowledge and risk, an initial conceptual...

Purpose – This paper seeks to develop a model for risk management of knowledge loss in a project‐based organization in Iran. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses a multi‐stage research approach. In the first stage, existing practices are examined to develop a model for risk...