Purpose – This study aims to examine the nature and impact of information overload and related coping strategies in the context of apparel shopping. It also examines perceptions of overload and coping strategies as antecedents to consumer confidence, shopping orientation and leader/follower...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a quantitative methodology based on information‐gap decision theory for dealing with (true) Knightian uncertainty in the management of portfolios of assets with uncertain returns. Design/methodology/approach – Portfolio managers aim to...

Purpose – The paper aims to explore a risk‐finance context in which less information may be preferable to more information. Design/methodology/approach – Insurance companies collect a variety of information on potential policyholders to support two fundamental components of risk...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss a widespread idea in the financial literature: information in financial markets is free. Indeed, whenever an investor wants to intervene to purchase and/or to sell, he/she faces the need to access the information, which he/she judges to ensure...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how knowledge is currently being collected, distributed, managed and the perspective of knowledge management's (KM) strategic significance to performance within a broad range of Hong Kong organizations. Design/methodology/approach – A...

The article identifies the risks and challenges of using enterprise portal technology for managing corporate information and knowledge. Many of the risks and challenges are attributed to the inherent limitations of the software solutions for information and knowledge management. It is argued...

Purpose – Seeks to explore the gap that exists between knowledge management (KM) systems and the natural language materials that form almost all corporate data stores. Design/methodology/approach – A conceptual discussion and approach are taken using recent scientific results in the fields...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the approaches of international organizations to fostering knowledge management. Design/methodology/approach – Two different approaches are used: First, presenting case studies on the United Nations Development Programme, the UN Economic...

Purpose – This paper aims to argue that the current malaise and fragmentation within knowledge management are at least partially caused by a lack of awareness of its own historical roots. Design/methodology/approach – A comprehensive literature review shows that very explicit knowledge...

Purpose – This paper aims to construct a comprehensive theoretical framework for interpreting voluntary IC disclosure practices by organizations. Design/methodology/approach – Four most‐commonly used theories in the area, namely agency theory, stakeholder theory, signalling theory, and...