Purpose – This paper aims to explore conflict and its resolution strategies adopted by Tunisian spouses in the purchase of furniture. This paper also seeks to examine the determinants of the variation in resolution strategies adopted by the couples. Design/methodology/approach – Following an...

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to empirically investigate the impact of religious commitment of Muslim consumers in a non‐Muslim country on their purchase decision‐making process and develop a broad‐based taxonomy of these consumers based on that. It also aims at identifying...

Purpose – This paper aims to address why some managers in China pursue innovative opportunities by introducing new management practices while others do not and what characteristics of managers affect their decision of introducing new practices and how. Design/methodology/approach – Three...

In the last decade naturalistic decision making has been pursued by cognitive psychologists. The focus is on how human experts make decisions under conditions of time pressure and complexity; how they organize and use their knowledge is expected to provide principles for the emerging science of...

Knowledge management (KM) plays important roles in public administration (PA). Each role serves specific constituencies and purposes and is implemented differently. Jointly, they build society’s intellectual capital (IC) to improve the effectiveness of public and private decision making and...

Enterprise performance is determined by the effectiveness of how situations are handled throughout the organization and is determined by many factors, the most important are the quality and availability of pertinent knowledge. Important situations vary widely. Some are well‐known and are...

This article investigates the deep relation between knowledge management and decision‐making process. Strategy process is concerned with decisions that influence firm’s strategic position. This research tries to link how knowledge management influences these decisions that influence the...

This paper explores the dynamics of information‐ and knowledge‐based activities in one of the world’s leading foreign exchange banks and its development of an innovative online trading system. These activities are analyzed using the framework of “the knowing organization,” which...

Purpose – The paper seeks to improve the understanding of knowledge identification and management in product design by studying designers' cognition and behavior. Design/methodology/approach – Knowledge management becomes an essential process in product design. However, most organizations...

Purpose – The concept of knowledge cities (KCs) offers advantages to any urban region. Many cities globally claim themselves as being already KCs, while other cities have elaborated strategic plans in order to integrate this concept into their operational structures. The examination of their...