Purpose – The goal of this paper is to re‐evaluate the role of knowledge‐based systems (KBS) in knowledge management … (KM). While knowledge‐based systems and expert systems were widely used in the past, they have now fallen from favor and … are largely ignored in the knowledge management literature. This paper aims to argue that several factors have changed and …

Purpose – This paper seeks to sharpen the concepts of tacit, implicit and explicit knowledge by linking them to … findings from cognitive psychology and memory science and thus finding a possibility for measuring non‐explicit knowledge …. Design/methodology/approach – A review of KM and cognitive science literature leads to a dimensional model of knowledge types …

style to a knowledge management approach in order to achieve sustainable competitive advantages. Findings – Due to the … knowledge management even at the mundane line levels. The new “knowledge managers” and their supervisors must take on new … retain intellectual capital, companies must create an environment that allows the holders of the knowledge to feel …

This paper introduces some of the elements of Knowledge Management and outlines the approaches RM Consulting ‐ the … internal consultancy of the Royal Mail and the Post Office ‐ is taking to support the development of knowledge enablers within … the organization. A Knowledge Management approach is described which focuses on people (including the organizational …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how an individual's cognitive style influences the type of knowledge … they prefer to work with, and to identify how this relationship influences knowledge management strategies and their … outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – The paper integrates adaption‐innovation theory and aspects of knowledge management …