Purpose – Based on recent neuroscience research, and a deeper understanding of information and knowledge, this paper aims to investigate the characteristics of building sustainable knowledge for communities and cities with a focus on the social process of knowledge mobilization....

Purpose – Within the expansive body of literature on knowledge management, very little research is found that examines the use of teams as a sub‐process for knowledge management. This article addresses this limitation by seeking to provide a theoretical framework that examines the...

Purpose This paper aims to develop an integrated framework to demonstrate the individual and combined effects of intrinsic and extrinsic motivators on two forms of knowledge sharing behaviors – in-depth knowledge sharing and routinized knowledge sharing. Design/methodology/approach A range of...

Purpose – An employee's willingness to share knowledge may be contingent on whether the organization equitably fulfills its reward obligations. This paper seeks to examine how managers and organizations can be vehicles for managing psychological contract perceptions favoring knowledge sharing...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to examine, develop and establish understanding of the management of knowledge innovation (KI). Design/methodology/approach – This article first describes the emergence of knowledge management (KM) as the next likely source of competitive advantage....

Purpose – This paper aims at presenting the functional model of a “sense‐emerging assistant knowledge management system” (SEA‐KMS) intended to assist the emergence of sense in activities supporting the user in the attribution of full sense to what he is doing....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a model that takes into account both personal and contextual factors in explaining individuals' motivation to share their knowledge. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing from research on achievement motivation and social exchange, it is...

Purpose – This paper aims to propose a model of production management that integrates knowledge management, as a third dimension, to the production and work dimensions and to identify factors that promote a favorable context for knowledge sharing and results achievement in the production...

Purpose – This paper seeks to present a theory clarifying the negative relationship between organizational unit size and knowledge flows referred to as Gita's Rule. Design/methodology/approach – This paper draws from the literature and develops a grounded theory. Various applications and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address theory development in the context of Russia, where insights holding potential to advance knowledge sharing theory are ubiquitous. Drawing on contextual evidence, the paper aims to advance a theoretical framework for the study of knowledge...